OTTAWA -- The scientific director of the Ontario Science COVID-19 Advisory Table is praising the Ontario government鈥檚 decision to press pause on its reopening plan.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 the right step,鈥 Dr. Peter Juni told Joyce Napier on CTV鈥檚 Power Play on Wednesday. 鈥淚f you鈥檙e already accelerating, you don鈥檛 need to step on the gas pedal.鈥
Ontario鈥檚 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore, announced Wednesday that Ontario will not lift capacity limits on strip clubs, night clubs and bathhouses on Nov. 15 as previously planned.
The province will delay this phase in its reopening plan for at least 28 days.
Juni had been calling on the provincial government to take action while Ontario experiences a rise in COVID-19 cases.
The province logged 454 new infections on Wednesday.
Juni reacts to Ontario鈥檚 decision to pause the provincial reopening plan in the video at the top of this article.
