Ontario shuts schools, indoor dining and gyms

TORONTO — All schools successful Canada’s astir populous state volition beryllium unopen down and determination to online learning due to the fact that of a grounds fig of coronavirus infections fueled by the ultra-contagious omicron variant, Ontario’s premier announced Monday.

Premier Doug Ford besides announced the closure of indoor dining. Gyms and cinemas volition besides adjacent and hospitals person besides been told to intermission each non-urgent surgeries

Ontario is seeing grounds caller infections and determination are concerns astir infirmary capacity.

“I cognize online learning is not ideal,” Ford said. “The information is omicron spreads similar wildfire.”

The reopening of schools has been delayed until astatine slightest Jan. 17. Just past week, the authorities announced schools would unfastened connected Wednesday.

Schools unopen down for successful people learning past April due to the fact that of grounds cases driven by the delta variant.

Ford said they are expecting a “tsunami” of cases and noted conscionable 1 percent of 100,000 caller cases a time could overwhelm hospitals.

The closures volition statesman Wednesday.