COVID-19: Ontario easing restrictions Jan. 31, with plan to lift most measures by mid-March | FULL

The Ontario government is easing COVID-19 restrictions on some businesses — including restaurants and gyms — starting Jan. 31, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.

These settings will have a capacity limit of 50 per cent, some of which were previously closed: Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments without dance facilities. Retailers, including grocery stores and pharmacies, shopping malls, non-spectator areas of sports and recreational fitness facilities, including gyms, cinemas. and meeting and event spaces.

This also includes recreational amenities and amusement parks, including water parks, museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos and similar attractions. As well as casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments, and religious services, rites, or ceremonies.

In addition, social gathering limits will increase to 10 people indoors, 25 people outdoors.

Events with spectators such as sporting events or concerts or theatres will be capped at either 500 people or 50 per cent seated capacity, whichever is less, officials said.

The province plans to remove more measures on Feb. 21, with most restrictions being lifted by March 14. Proof of vaccination will remain in place.

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