Coronavirus: Ontario extends all emergency orders until May 19
The┬аOntario government┬аsays it is extending all emergency orders that have been put in place so far until May 19, which is after the Victoria Day long weekend, as the novel┬аcoronavirus┬аpandemic continues.
The extension, announced on Wednesday, under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act comes on the advice of the chief medical officer of health, the government said.
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Premier┬аDoug Ford┬аfirst announced a state of emergency on March 17 under the act and ordered some businesses to close due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The emergency order was extended again on April 14.
When in effect, the emergency act gives the provincial government the power to enforce emergency orders.
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