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UN VÉHICULE DÉFONCE LE DOLLARAMA DE CASSELMAN
REGION BACK TO YELLOW AFTER A WEEK OF ORANGE STEPHEN JEFFERY stephen.jeffery@eap.on.ca
EOHU Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis had advised against the initial move into the orange zone, citing more recent data than the province had relied on showing a decline in the rolling rate of new cases. At a media conference on Friday, he acknowledged the return to yellow after such a short period of time may add to public confusion and “COVID fatigue”. “In my mind, we didn’t have to go to orange, but the decision was made by the province looking at data from a couple of days before where we were just at the border,” he said. “I do believe the rapid in-and-out of these will lead to confusion and add to some fatigue as well. On the other hand, as far as the public is concerned, with gathering limits, masking and general requirements, they’re the same [in yellow and orange].” When asked whether he was worried about people from areas in lockdown visit- ing the region as Christmas approached, Dr. Roumeliotis said neighbouring Ontario health units seemed relatively stable, but he advised anybody against leaving their respective regions. He said the guidelines for Christmas travel would be released in the coming weeks, but that advice may differ between EOHU and bordering health units in Quebec. “Avoid travelling outside your region,” he said. “There’s going to be a different set of guidelines in Quebec and a different set of guidelines in Ontario. I don’t fully understand the reasoning behind the Quebec guidelines… from our point of view, we’re recommending people stay at home as much as possible. Don’t travel between regions and be careful. We don’t want to go into orange and we don’t want to go into red.”
Eastern Ontario has returned to yel- low “protect” status on the province’s COVID-19 chart, after just one week in the more severe orange “restrict” category. The change, which was announced on Friday and came into effect just after mid- night on Monday, did not alter recommended safety precautions for individuals, but eased some business restrictions. Last calls at bars and restaurants moved from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., and six people were allowed to be seated instead of four. Capacity limits for some businesses and fitness centres were relaxed, while personal care services that required the removal of masks would be allowed to return if contact information was kept and a safety plan was prepared . The colour-coding change was the third in as many weeks for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU). The region entered the yellow zone on November 7 when the Ontario government first implemented its colour-coded restriction framework, but was pushed into the orange zone just a week later after the thresholds for each category were tightened. Although the rolling average of cases had shown signs of decline at the time EOHU was moved to orange, provincial data showed the region remained above the 25 new cases per 100,000 people maximum needed to remain in the yellow zone. Since then, the weekly incidence rate had dropped, reaching 10.3 people per 100,000 in the most recent EOHU report. On Friday, while lockdowns were implemented in Toronto and Peel, Health Minister Christine Elliott announced the EOHU area would move back to yellow.
A vehicle crashed into the Casselman Dollarama ion Sunday, November 22. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the OPP. — photo extracted from Facebook
OLIVIER FRÉGEAU olivier.frégeau@eap.on.ca
blessures : la personne qui conduisait le véhicule et deux autres personnes qui se trouvaient à l’intérieur du magasin. Il y a également eu des dommages importants au magasin, dont la valeur reste aussi inconnue pour l’instant. Cependant, des réparations ont été réa- lisées au commerce et celui-ci a été en mesure de rouvrir ses portes aux clients dès lundi après-midi. Il s’agissait de la deuxième fois en moins d’un an qu’un véhicule percutait le Dollarama de Casselman.
Un véhicule a fracassé la vitrine et s’est engouffré dans le Dollarama de Casselman le dimanche 22 novembre dernier. Selon les informations provenant de la Police provinciale de l’Ontario (PPO), pour le moment, la cause de l’accident qui fait l’objet de l’enquête demeure toujours inconnue. On note cependant que trois personnes ont été hospitalisées pour des
La région de desserte du Bureau de santé de l’est de l’Ontario est revenue au jaune après une semaine dans la catégorie orange, une catégorie plus restrictive. Malgré tout, le lavage des mains et d’autres mesures sanitaires continue d’être essentiel pour freiner la propagation de la COVID-19. — photo tirée d’une banque d’images
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