Ontario’s regional public health officials are asking the province to prioritize opening schools before other public health restrictions are lifted.The chair of the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health has written to the provincial health and education ministers, asking for deployment of extra measures including getting children back into classrooms.Dr.
Paul Roumeliotis’ Friday letter says the council considers it both possible and imperative to open schools before other sectors.
Ontario reports 73 more COVID-19-related deaths, 2,063 cases The letter cites guidance from Toronto’s SickKids hospital, the U.S.