Feds looking to add more hotels to list of approved coronavirus quarantine accommodations But when the take-it-or-leave-it pricing proposition was put forward by the airport hotel when she checked in after travelling 20 hours from South America, Pinzón said she had no choice but accept it.“I’m getting mad and stressed right now,” Pinzón said, reflecting on her experience.It is similar to what other travellers have reported since the new quarantine policy took effect.“I didn’t feel the price was justified, it was actually excessive,” said Suvit Yeung, a Canadian living and working in Europe until he flew home to Toronto in March for compassionate reasons.

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Wanted: Woman charged for luring man to MS-13 ambush, where he was hacked by machete and shot to death

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COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford doubled down on referring residents to a federal government support program.“My message to the opposition and everyone else because there are a lot of people that are playing politics right now and it’s totally irresponsible, they’re doing a disservice to the people they’re telling this to, there’s paid sick leave from the federal government,” he said Wednesday afternoon.Ford made the comments as he and other officials unveiled a provincewide stay-at-home order due to soaring COVID-19 cases.He said approximately 300,000 Ontario residents have accessed the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), which pays $500 per week for up to four weeks for anyone required to quarantine because of COVID-19.

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COVID-19 cases and increased admissions to intensive care units.During separate news conferences on Tuesday, both Premier Doug Ford and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams indicated all options are “on the table.” However, they didn’t provide details on specific measures being considered or when those measures might be put into place.

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Ontario’s COVID-19 ’emergency brake’ shutdown takes effect on Saturday

Ontario government is imposing a provincewide “shutdown” in an effort to combat a recent spike in COVID-19 infections.Premier Doug Ford says the change will take effect Saturday and continue for at least four weeks.The government is asking Ontarians to limit trips outside the home to necessities such as food, medication and other essential services.

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Here’s what you can and can’t do during Ontario’s COVID-19 ’emergency brake’ shutdown

COVID-19 in Ontario and reduce the strain on hospital intensive care units, the provincial government moved to activate its “emergency brake” shutdown restrictions.Officials said as of 12:01 a.m.

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Ontario government moves to activate 4-week, provincewide COVID-19 ’emergency brake’

Ontario government is moving to activate an “emergency brake” for four weeks across the entire province in response to rising COVID-19 cases and strained capacity at intensive care units, multiple sources tell Global News.While the move came after an hours-long meeting of the Ontario cabinet on Wednesday, several health-care professionals in the province have pleaded for government intervention in recent weeks.Many of the logistical details were still being sorted out Wednesday evening.

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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