Ford Rejects Return to Lockdowns for Ontario’s Second Wave

Doctor's warn of health consequences that arise from extended lockdowns, including rise in overdoses

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference regarding the COVID-19 pandemic at Queen's Park in Toronto on Oct. 2, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is resisting calls to prohibit indoor dining at restaurants, despite a request from Toronto’s medical officer of health and new highs for active COVID-19 cases province-wide.

Ontario saw 580 new cases on Oct. 7, surpassing the first-wave high of 640 new cases on April 24. Sixty percent of the new cases are among people under the age of 40.