August 1, 2021
The government had announced that further reopening of Ontario past Step 3 of the Roadmap To Reopen plan had been paused indefinitely, following the start of Ontario’s fourth wave, the increasing amount of daily cases, and also citing the increasing spread of the Delta Variant. By late August, local public health advice has shifted focus from “staying safe” to “limiting contact” because of the growing fourth infection wave in the province.
