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Added on the 26/01/2022 15:49:42 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Canada's largest city is now on lockdown for four weeks. CNN reports officials on Friday shut down Toronto shops, businesses, and restaurants, and banned indoor gatherings. The move comes in an effort to curb a growing spike in novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases. More than 1,400 new coronavirus cases were reported in Ontario on Friday, taking the province's total case since the start of the pandemic beyond 100,000. We cannot afford a province-wide lockdown, so we are taking preventative action today by moving Toronto and Peel into lockdown level restrictions. Ontario Premier Doug Ford
After weeks of strict lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, outdoor cafes are now open to the public, as well as beauty salons, dental clinics, parks and squares, as restriction measures are eased. Ukraine has so far confirmed 15,648 cases of COVID-19, including 408 deaths. IMAGES
The shops are open and families cycle around in the spring weather in the Netherlands, which has imposed an "intelligent lockdown" that contrasts with harsher measures in neighbouring countries to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
New Zealanders return to work and re-open their shops as the country's five-week lockdown is eased.
Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai.