Ontario restaurants, theatres, gyms to reopen at 50% capacity Jan. 31
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Restaurants, theatres and gyms will reopen in Ontario at 50 per cent capacity at the end of the month.
Restaurants, theatres and gyms will reopen in Ontario at 50 per cent capacity at the end of the month.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at a news conference on Thursday alongside Health Minister Christine Elliott and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore.
“The evidence tells us that the measures we put in place to blunt transmission of Omicron are working,” Ford said in a news release.
“We can be confident that the worst is behind us and that we are now in a position to cautiously and gradually ease public health measures.”
As of 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 31, Ontario will increase or maintain capacity limits at 50 per cent in indoor public settings, including restaurants, bars, retailers, shopping malls, gyms, and cinemas. Spectator areas of facilities such as sporting events, concert venues and theatres will allowed to be filled at 50 per cent seated capacity or 500 people, whichever is less.
As well, social gathering limits will increase to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
