Province of Ontario Does Not Permit Lambton County to Reopen in Stage 2

Point Edward, ON – Lambton Public Health learned of the proposed plan from the Province today to regionalize the reopening of some services in communities as part of Stage 2, beginning Friday, June 12, 2020.

Lambton County has been identified by the province as a border region that will not progress to Stage 2 at this time.

Public health staff are currently reviewing the details of this announcement and are working to obtain a better understanding of the criteria used by provincial officials to determine requirements to move into Stage 2.

Lambton is currently performing well in key public health COVID-19 indicators such as lower rates of transmission, increased capacity in hospitals, and progress made in testing.

Visit LambtonPublicHealth.ca to access current COVID-19 pandemic reporting of cases, outbreaks and related surveillance information.

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Lambton Public Health
LPH-media-inquiries@county-lambton.on.ca

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