Ford cabinet to discuss new public health restrictions in Ontario as COVID-19 cases spike: sources
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is meeting with his cabinet on Sunday to discuss additional public health restrictions, CBC News has learned.
Two sources, who spoke with CBC News on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media, said the cabinet meeting is being held Sunday afternoon.
Ontario reintroduced capacity limits at restaurants, bars and retailers on Dec. 19, in an effort to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
The meeting comes as the province sees record numbers of COVID-19 cases linked to the highly transmissible variant.
Ontario recorded 16,714 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down from Saturday's pandemic record-breaking 18,445 cases.
The province reported 13,807 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 16,713 on Friday.
Public Health Ontario warned Saturday that the daily case record was "an underestimate" given changes to testing eligibility and Omicron's quick spread.
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