Ontario’s top doctor said on Monday that the province is going through a sixth wave of COVID-19, but he said the mask mandate won’t be reinstated at this time while emphasizing the low risk children face from the virus.
“It is clear that we are in the sixth wave of this pandemic driven by the BA.2 variant. In the last few weeks, we have seen an increase in the percent positivity and upward trend in wastewater surveillance and a rise in hospitalizations,” Dr. Kieran Moore said during a press conference in Toronto on April 11.-- More...