TORONTO — Ontario hospitals are asking Premier Doug Ford for a staged and cautious reopening of the province.
A stay-at-home order designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 is to be lifted on June 2.
In a letter to the premier, the Ontario Hospital Association says several factors should be considered in plans to ease restrictions.
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The association says vaccination coverage and supply, disease incidence, and an understanding of infection sources are such factors.
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The letter says the reopening plan should be evidence based and focused on limiting the spread of COVID-19.
It also says reopening plans must include equitable access for marginalized communities.
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