More Regions Classified as ‘Red Zones’ in Ontario After Coronavirus Thresholds Lowered

More Regions Classified as ‘Red Zones’ in Ontario After Coronavirus Thresholds Lowered
Ontario Premier Doug Ford tours a warehouse where they ship personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Milton on Sept. 30, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
The Canadian Press
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TORONTO—Three regions in the Toronto area join the COVID-19 red zone today.

The stricter public health measures come into effect in Hamilton, York, and Halton regions.

Toronto joined Peel Region in the red alert level—the highest short of a full lockdown—on Saturday.

Another six regions, such as Durham and Waterloo, will move to the orange alert level, and six more, including Windsor-Essex and Sudbury, will join the yellow alert level.

Today’s developments come just days after Premier Doug Ford lowered the thresholds for his colour-coded restrictions system.

He said on Friday that recent COVID-19 projections show the province is “staring down the barrel of another lockdown.”