Canada’s federal authorities and its two biggest provinces have promised new measures to combat a second Covid-19 wave that is notching up as many cases as during the pandemic’s peak in April.
Ontario, the most populous of the 10 provinces, said it would limit visitors to long-term care homes for the elderly in areas with high community spread. Most deaths in Canada have taken place in homes for seniors.
In Quebec, the second most populous, premier Francois Legault said financial support for businesses hurt by new Covid-19 restrictions would be announced soon. The province is closing bars and dine-in services at restaurants in hot spots for 28 days.
