COVID-19 cases.Dr. Eileen de Villa, who oversees the public health department in Toronto, issued a Section 22 order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to order schools closed as of Wednesday.
Schools in Toronto will move to online learning until at least April 18. However, April break was pre-scheduled for the week of April 12 and schools were not scheduled to be in session.
Peel Region medical officer of health ordering schools to close for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 Section 22 orders allow medical officers of health to put in place requirements aimed at slowing the spread of communicable diseases.The move came a day after Dr.