Ontario could see 1,000 cases a day by June: Modelling
4:30 pm New modelling projections from the Ontario science advisory table predict the province could drop down to 1,000 daily cases by June in the best case scenario, the table’s co-chair Adalsteinn Brown said during a press conference on Thursday.
However, the best case scenario modelled would require a shorter list of essential workplaces than currently open, an effective sick pay plan, lower mobility and a focus on vaccinating high-risk communities.
Brown added that Ontario is currently at a moderate level of reducing transmission rather than the best case scenario. He pointed to the sick pay program recently implemented by Premier Doug Ford’s government, which would give workers up to three paid sick days. He said the province will need an “effective” sick pay program, which would give workers up to 14 days of paid sick leave and would put the onus on employers for reimbursement, to bring the province up to the best case scenario modelling.