COVID-19 restrictions are further tightening for Public Health Sudbury and Districts.
While the region moved into the "Red-Control" level of the province's tiered restrictions framework yesterday, the health unit's issued a "Letter of Instruction" going beyond the province's restrictions starting tomorrow.
Per the provincial restrictions, restaurants and bars are only allowed ten patrons at a time with no more than four seated together, but the health unit's now requiring any patrons seated together to be from the same household, with some exceptions for those who live alone or are caregivers - the businesses will also need patrons to verbally attest to this, and provide additional information to support contact tracing in the event of potential COVID-19 exposure.
The provincial restrictions also limited team sports to training - with no contact or even coming within two metres of others - though the health unit's prohibiting training, too, while banning any activities likely to result in individuals coming within three metres of each other.
In response, the Township of Chapleau has announced that the Recreation Centre is closing as of tomorrow, until further notice.