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Toronto Public Health COVID-19 Increased Measures to Save Lives April 1, 2020 Observations Confirmed and Probable COVID-19 Cases March 23rd to 31st, City of Toronto 900 80 800 Confirmed Cases Probable Cases Hospital ICU 70 700 60

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Toronto Public Health COVID-19

April 1, 2020

Increased Measures to Save Lives

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100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

March 23, 2020 March 24, 2020 March 25, 2020 March 26, 2020 March 27, 2020 March 28, 2020 March 29, 2020 March 30, 2020 March 31, 2020

Confirmed and Probable COVID-19 Cases March 23rd to 31st, City of Toronto

Confirmed Cases Probable Cases Hospital ICU

Observations

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Situation

Given our current situation, we need stronger measures to avoid results seen in New York City, including:

Substantial loss of life
Overwhelmed health care system
Significant social and economic disruptions

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New Measures

Based on experience from jurisdictions who have managed outbreaks successfully:

1. Strengthened Case and Contact Measures
Use of Orders under the Health Protection & Promotion Act to emphasize the significance
f the self-isolation

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New Measures (Con’t)

2. Enhanced Social Distancing

a) Stronger public direction to stay home and only to go out for essentials:

access health care or get medication
shop once per week for groceries (wherever possible)
walk pets
get daily exercise
maintain physical distancing while out

b) Reduced number of open workplaces and businesses

essential retail and services
remote access/online/on-call where possible
maximizing physical distancing for in-person
increased cleaning
active staff screening

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New Measures (Con’t)

3. Enhanced follow-up for recently arrived travellers
must stay home upon return (Federal order)
4. Greater protections for those most vulnerable to COVID-19
70+ years
those experiencing homelessness
long-term care and retirement homes

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Timing

Effective immediately
Based on the experiences of other jurisdictions, measures may need to be in

place for up to 12 weeks

Will monitor and adjust timing and measures, to minimize the short and long

term health and economic impacts

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The more we as Torontonians, can rally together, for the next 12 weeks, to comply with the measures, the more we can make it through this challenge and protect ourselves and our loved ones.