coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday.A province-wide shutdown aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 took effect Saturday.The restrictions are set to remain in place for southern areas of the province for four weeks, and northern areas for two weeks.In the Greater Toronto Area, the shutdown caused the most changes in areas that were previously labelled “red zones” under the province’s color-coded coronavirus framework — Durham and Halton regions.Toronto, Peel Region and York Region were already under lockdown, which meant very similar restrictions compared to the shutdown orders.
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