Ford government gets set to introduce new restrictions on Tuesday

The Ontario government is expected to announce new COVID-19 measures as well as updated projections for the pandemic’s progression over the next several weeks.

Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet met last night to consider new restrictions amid skyrocketing infection rates.

The premier hasn’t indicated what the new rules could be, but he has previously suggested the current provincial lockdown may need to be extended past its original end date of Jan. 23.

Ontario’s associate medical officer of health, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, said Monday the recommendations before cabinet did not include imposing a curfew, as has been done in Quebec.

Ontario has reported more than 3,000 cases daily for the last week, with 3,338 new cases reported Monday as well as 29 new deaths.