COVID-19: ActiveTO to return to Lake Shore West; Ontario reports 2,320 new cases
COVID-19: ActiveTO to return to Lake Shore West; Ontario reports 2,320 new cases
Ontario is reporting the lowest positivity rate and active case count in over a month By NOW Staff
Ontario doctors urge the province to extend the stay-at-home order
3:35 pm The province is “not yet ready to lift the stay-at-home order,” the Ontario Medical Association said in a statement today.
The organization, which represents 43,000 doctors, med students and retired physicians, said maintaining the order will ensure Ontarians will have a “less restrictive” summer and a “more normal” fall.
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How to host outdoor movie nights in your backyard
The Toronto Outdoor Picture Show is launching a COVID-safe program called the Toronto Backyard Picture Show By Julia Mastroianni
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Toronto Outdoor Picture Show (TOPS) is launching a COVID-friendly experience this summer called the Toronto Backyard Picture Show, or Tiny TOPS, that allows people to rent out a projector kit for pandemic-safe outdoor movie nights.
TOPS, which has been hosting outdoor movie screenings in Toronto parks since 2011, changed up their programming last summer to accommodate COVID-19 rules. They hosted a 10-day open-air film festival with 100-person limits as per provincial pandemic guidelines.
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A summer guide to dating while partially vaccinated
How far you go will depend on your comfort level – and open lines of communication By Julia Mastroianni
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While vaccination efforts are picking up speed across the province, Ontario’s timeline means many people are scheduled for second dose appointments for COVID-19 vaccines at the end of the summer.
After 14 months of up-and-down lockdowns, restrictions and the current stay-at-home order, Ontarians are eager to socialize and date again – but will have to do so while navigating the risks of being partially vaccinated.
Ontario’s stay-at-home order has been in place since April 8, and while it’s set to end by May 20, Chief Medical Officer of Health David Williams said during a press conference on May 10 that daily case counts will have to be “well below” 1,000 before restrictions can be lifted.
DJs help make vaccination a celebration at Toronto pop-up clinics
DJs help make vaccination a celebration at Toronto pop-up clinics
Clinic organizers say DJs give hard-hit communities a morale boost and make standing in long lineups less boring By Julia Mastroianni
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As vaccine distribution has picked up speed, some Toronto pop-up vaccination clinics in COVID-19 hot spots are booking DJs to add extra energy and excitement – and make standing in a long line more bearable.
Social media photos and videos of DJs at pop-up vaccination sites across the city have circulated in recent weeks as more clinics have made music part of their distribution strategy.