加拿大经济重新启动

COVID-19在加拿大的感染人数增速逐渐降低，疫情形势趋缓。因此加拿大各省政府纷纷制订计划重启经济。安大略省的经济重启计划分成三个阶段。Premier Doug Ford has announced more details on the province’s first stage of its “Phase 2: Restart” plan, beginning Tuesday, amid the coronavirus pandemic, as Ontario reported its lowest increase in new cases since March.Ford made the announcement alongside health minister Christine Elliott, minister of finance Rod Phillips, minister of economic development, job creation and trade Vic Fedeli and minister of labour, training and skills development Monte McNaughton at Queen’s Park Tuesday afternoon. Ontario announces Stage 1 reopening to begin Tuesday. Ford said the province is currently entering Stage 1 of three in Phase 2 of a three-phase approach to reopening the province. Stage 1 could last anywhere from two to four weeks. Here are some things that Ford will be changing:Industry services and retailLifting essential workplace limits on construction, and resuming all construction.Opening retail located outside of shopping malls with a separate street-front entrance, with restrictions to enable physical distancing which can include:Limiting the number of customers in a store at any one time or by square metreBooking appointments beforehand or on the spotContinuing to encourage curbside pickup or deliveriesOpening motor vehicle dealerships, including:New and used cars and trucksMotorcycles, boats and other motor and recreational vehicles, such as ATVsAllowing media operations, specifically:music recording, including production, distribution, publishing and studiosinteractive digital media, including programming and developmentfilm and television post-production and animation studiospublishing, including newspapers, video games and books. Outdoor, Recreational and Seasonal ActivitiesSeasonal businesses and services such as golf driving ranges, recreational services at marinas, rod and gun clubs and cycling tacks are allowed to open and begin.Other activities also allowed are:water sports on lakes and outdoor bodies of water (no swimming pool sports), such as rowing and sailinglow-contact racquet sports like tennis, badminton, pickleball and ping pong athletics, such as track and field, gymnastics and figure skating animal-related sports, such as horse racingCare, Community and Household ServicesGradually restarting health care services, which will need to ensure they maintain capacity to respond to COVID-19, including:hospitals, independent health facilities, clinics and private practices providing scheduled surgeries and proceduressupporting services for surgeries and procedures, such as diagnostics and post-acute rehabin-person counselling, including psychology and addictions counsellingresuming in-person services, in addition to virtual services, delivered by health professionals such as Children’s Treatment CentresAllowing services for animals and pets to resume, specifically:Story continues below advertisementpet care, including pet grooming, pet sitting and pet trainingregular veterinary appointmentsOpening libraries for pickup or deliveries.Allowing indoor and outdoor household services that can follow public health guidelines to resume, including:domestic services, such as housekeepers and cookslifting essential workplace limits on maintenance, repair and property management services, such as cleaning, painting, and pool maintenanceCoronavirus around the world: May 14, 2020The advancement to each stage and subsequent phases will be decided upon by public health experts and no specific dates were given beyond the May 19 date.“It will take as long as it takes to get the numbers down,” Ford said.If Stage 1 is successful, the province will move to Stage 2, which means the possibility of the opening of more workplaces, community and outdoor spaces, allowing for larger group gatherings and “continuing to get back to full services with restrictions, such as more care services, courthouse and tribunal services.”If Stage 2 is successful, Ontario will then move to the final stage — Stage 3. This stage could include the opening of all workplaces, “further relaxing the restrictions on recreational spaces and public gatherings and allowing full services to resume, such as fully opening libraries to the public and jury proceedings.”The government said, however, that large public events such as concerts and sports will continue to be “restricted for the foreseeable future.”Ontario reported 258 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total numbers of cases to 21,494, and 33 more deaths, bringing the total number to 1,798.As you can see, Ford is making changes to the plans for Ontario, gradually bringing back our original lives before the pandemic. The numbers may not be encouraging, but around the world, generally the number of new cases every day is getting lower and lower.