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Ontario begins phased reopening Wednesday, majority of regions to remain in lockdown
COVID-19 pandemic.Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health, and Renfrew County and District Health Unit will move back to the Green-Prevent zone in the original colour-coded framework introduced by the government in November and will no longer fall under the stay-at-home-order.The Timiskaming Health Unit, which was initially also expected to move to the green category Wednesday, will be held back for a week since a COVID-19 variant was discovered in the region over the weekend, the province said.In the green zone, restaurants and non-essential businesses will be allowed to reopen.The five zones under the COVID-19 response framework are Green-Prevent, Yellow-Protect, Orange-Restrict,