TORONTO, ON- MAY 5 - Premier Doug Ford addresses cottage country, mental health and COVID testing along with Health Minister Christine Elliott and Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions give the provinces daily COVID-19 press conference from Queens Park in Toronto. May 5, 2020. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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Ontario confirms 412 new COVID-19 cases, misses testing target for 2nd day
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Ontario will relax some of its coronavirus restrictions in the days ahead, moving with "cautious optimism" to allow garden centres, nurseries, hardware stores and safety supply stores to reopen so long as they take adhere to the same public health measures currently in place at grocery stores, Premier Doug Ford says.
The public will be allowed to shop in these stores as long as physical distancing, contact-less payment and sanitization measures are in place, Ford said at his daily briefing Wednesday.
Beginning Monday, retail stores with street entrances will also be permitted to reopen for curbside pickup.
The province will also expand what counts as essential construction with work allowed on condominiums and apartments, Ford said.
Ford said the government wants to open more but he has seen the impacts in other jurisdictions of "moving too fast," and warned "giving an inch" to the virus could well backfire.
Ontario reported 412 additional cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a 2.3 per cent increase in total cases that is on par with daily growth rates seen over the last week.
The new cases bring the cumulative total in the province since the outbreak began in late January to 18,722....
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