Ontario Hospitals Call for Stronger Public Health Measures Amid Surge of New COVID-19 Cases

Ontario Hospitals Call for Stronger Public Health Measures Amid Surge of New COVID-19 Cases
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers media questions at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Sept. 28, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
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Ontario hospitals are calling on the provincial government to step up public health measures and return to Stage 2 for the hardest virus-hit areas to curb the spread of COVID-19 and prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) wants immediate stricter public health measures due to a new spike in COVID-19 infections. According to Public Health Ontario, the province now has 700 new cases.