What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 20

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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 20 – CBC

by tmnationtalk on January 20, 2022119 Views

Key updates on COVID-19 in the region

Jan 20, 2022

Ontario will begin easing COVID-19 public health restrictions at the end of January, the government said today, with a plan to lift most remaining measures by mid-March.

Starting Jan. 31, a host of indoor settings will be able to reopen to the public with 50 per cent capacity limits. Sports and concert venues will have a 500-person limit under that step and private gathering limits also increase.

The next expansion after that is planned for Feb. 21.

Quebec’s premier has a news conference at 2 p.m.

Ottawa Public Health is bringing back after-school drop-in COVID vaccine clinics starting Friday. Kids age five to 11 and their families are the priority, but other people in need of a dose can get one there as well.