That second wave of COVID-19, what could it look like for Northwestern Ontario?
“The Public Health Agency of Canada, in their forecast, were suggesting a number of possibilties… little wavelets versus a second big wave. I don’t know if anyone knows how it’s going to turn out,” says Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski. “You’re seeing the numbers rising now… in two weeks, they’re going to be a fair bit worse. Hopefully with mask wearing and a lot better testing, we can keep it within reason the amount of spread”.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reporting the 104th case Thursday, a woman in her 20’a who is self-isolating.
Province wide there are 46,077 cases of the novel Coronavirus with 40,600 recovered and 2,825 deaths.
Powlowski says with some people traveling out of province in the summer, perhaps there won’t be a significant increase in the second wave.
“I’m hopeful that because of the requirement to wear masks, the spread will be limited here to a handful and not have any larger problems down the road” notes Powlowski.
Premier Doug Ford on the heels of the caseloads in Ottawa, Toronto and Peel Region, levied new fines against those who choose to head to a gathering larger than provincial regulations allow.
$10,000 for hosts and $750 for participants if you’re caught.
