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New Public Health Restrictions Now in Effect

Indoor dining is banned, indoor gatherings limited to 5 people

Ontario residents take a step back in time today and deal again with tighter COVID-19 restrictions because of the rampant spread of the Omicron variant.

The province's chief medical officer has reinstated a directive ordering hospitals to pause all non-urgent surgeries to preserve critical care capacity.

Restaurant dining rooms, gyms and other indoor gathering spaces must close, personal care services and retail stores are now limited to 50 per cent capacity, and schools will begin online learning again until January17th

The province is attempting to slow the spread of the variant.

Yesterday, Niagara Public Health reported 492 new infections and the province reported over 11,000 new cases.

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