Doug Ford says future COVID-19 lockdowns ‘not our goal,’ wants to ‘move forward’ cautiously
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"Our goal is to move forward in a very cautious way to make sure we don't have to have lockdowns," Doug Ford said.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says future COVID-19 lockdowns are “not our goal” and he wants the province to “move forward” cautiously so restrictions don’t need to be reimposed again.
At a press conference in Ajax, Ont., on Tuesday, Ford was asked about recent comments he made about “learning to live” with COVID-19 and whether that means lockdowns won’t be imposed again.
The question came just hours after the province’s COVID-19 science advisory table released new modelling that indicated hospitalizations are expected to rise with restrictions easing.
“It was Dr. (Kieran) Moore that said we’ve got to learn learn to live with it and I agree with him,” Ford said.
“What we’re doing, we’re putting more money into the health-care system.”
The premier said recent investments, including the hiring of 6,700 health-care workers and the creation of 3,100 new beds, have made the province’s health-care system stronger.
“Are we ready? Yeah, we’re ready,” Ford said.
“We’re ready to move forward, but we have to do it cautiously. We can’t just jump into it and just open everything up tomorrow. We have to be very, very cautious. We have a strong plan.”
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