Toronto Reveals The Risks Of A Rowdy Long Weekend & Says You Need To Follow The Rules

You shouldn't be gathering with your friends.

Ontario Editor

With Ontario's long weekend quickly approaching, Toronto Public Health is warning residents about the risks that will come with gatherings.

In a tweet, the City outlined that there has been a pattern of increased COVID-19 cases following every long weekend so far including Easter, Family Day and the Christmas break. In order to break the pattern, residents are being asked to only gather with people that they live with.

"Let's celebrate safely by gathering only with those we live with & work towards a summer we can all enjoy," read the tweet.

Ontario's Solicitor General Sylvia Jones has echoed the same words to the province. "We have seen when there is a holiday, when there is a long weekend, unfortunately, two weeks later we do see a rise in the number of COVID cases," she said, according to CTV News.

"Grand Bend will be there in July and August when we have a majority of citizens vaccinated," she said. "We are protecting each other."

  • Allysha Howse was the Ontario Editor for Narcity Canada. Based in Toronto with seven years of experience as a leading journalist, she has been able to bring breaking news to readers across the country. Over the past year, she has been able to help Narcity reach record-breaking growth and bring original Ontario-focused stories to the fingertips of millennials. Allysha specialized in Books and Media Studies at the University of Toronto and has publications in Snapd Media.

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