May 1, 2020

FEDERAL

The Prime Minister announced Tiff Macklem as the next head of the Bank of Canada.

· The Prime Minister acknowledged May 1 as marking the beginning of Asian and Jewish heritage month

· The Prime Minister spoke to gun control in Canada, moving to ban 1,500 makes and models of assault-style weapons effective today

· Effective immediately, military grade assault weapons will be banned for purchase, use, transport, import, export, trade and ownership – there will be a two-year amnesty order under the Criminal Code until April 30, 2022, so lawful owners can properly and safely remove these items from their possession

PROVINCIAL

There will be a gradual re-opening of the provincial economy following the Provincial framework

· Effective Monday, May 4, certain businesses will be permitted to begin operations, including garden centres and lawn care and maintenance companies

· Reiterated it is critical for people to continue to stay home, practice physical distancing and only go out for essential reasons

· Additional business will open in the near future in consultation with the Ministry of Health and the Chief Medical Officer

· The Premier shared we are flattening the curve and heading into the right direction

YORK REGION

· We continue to update our york.ca/covid19 with new information including:

· Guidance for Businesses Open to the Public

· Keeping Essential Workers Safe During Covid-19

· Ministry of Health: Resources to Prevent COVID-19 in the Workplace

· The Chairman issued a statement today in recognition of National Physicians Day and National First Responders’ Day; special thanks also shared on Facebook and Twitter
· York Regional Council welcomes Jim MacSween as the new Chief of York Regional Police
· The Province allows certain businesses to open starting Monday, including seasonal businesses and some essential construction projects

· York Region creates Business Recovery Support Partnership in response to COVID-19 pandemic

· Hospitals report people who need urgent care are waiting longer to go to the hospital for fear of contracting the COVID-19

· Below is a summary of the detailed information contained in the Interactive Dashboard – Cases at york.ca/covid19

In York Region, as of May 1, at 5 p.m. there are:

– 1,568 confirmed cases

– 46 new cases since yesterday

– 5 new fatalities

– 65 confirmed cases in hospital, 15 of which are in Intensive Care

– 86 cases among health care workers

– 106 total confirmed deaths

– 698 resolved cases, which equals about 44%

– 38 institutional outbreaks under COVID-19 protocols:

o 15 Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes

o 22 Community Care Settings

o 1 Hospital

– 5 institutional outbreaks declared over (2 new from yesterday)

The comprehensive list of outbreaks (including the number of resident and health care worker positive cases) is available on york.ca/covid19. The data can be filtered by municipality.

To access this list, select the blue drop-down menu titled Interactive Dashboard – Outbreaks in Long-Term Care and Community Care Settings

As of this morning, there are:

· 16,187 total cases (10,205 resolved); with 1,082 related deaths in Ontario

· 52,056 (459 increase) total cases; with 3,082 related deaths in Canada

· Over 3 million total cases worldwide with cases in 213 countries, areas or territories; 217,769 related deaths