COVID-19 variants pose a serious risk and as such restrictions should not be loosened for the time being.Both regions were expected to reenter the province’s coronavirus response framework on Monday, which, even at its most strict level (grey lockdown) would have allowed for the loosening of some restrictions, including the opening of retail shops, but with health measures in place.
Peel Region’s top doctor recommends holding off on reopening due to coronavirus variants, schools De Villa said she and Dr.
Lawrence Loh, Peel Region medical officer of health, wrote a joint letter to Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, requesting that any assessment to return to the framework be delayed.Earlier Wednesday, Loh said.