HAMILTON MOVING BACK TO GREY – LOCKDOWN

Earlier this afternoon, the province announced that Hamilton will move into the Grey – Lockdown category within the Provincial COVID-19 Response Framework as of Monday, March 29, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. Some highlights from the Grey – Lockdown category include: • No indoor organized public events and social gatherings, except with members of the same household. Individuals who live alone, including seniors, may consider having exclusive, close contact with another household to help reduce the negative impacts of social isolation. • Limit for outdoor organized public events and social gatherings, where physical distancing can be maintained are set at 10 people outdoors. • Indoor dining is prohibited. • Outdoor dining, take out, drive through, and delivery permitted, including alcohol. • Facilities for indoor sports and recreational fitness activities are closed. • Outdoor recreational amenities are open with restrictions • In person shopping permitted for all retail, subject to capacity limits of: o 50% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores and pharmacies o 25% for all other retail, including discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, cannabis stores, hardware stores and garden centres • Personal care services can be open with new restrictions beginning April 12. • Additional restrictions are outlined under the Grey section of the Provincial COVID-19 Response Framework