Coronavirus: Peel Region pledges fines for businesses which violate public health rules – Toronto
TORONTO — Peel Region’s top doctor says businesses which do not follow public health rules aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 will face fines.
Dr. Lawrence Loh, The region’s medical officer of health, says businesses could face fines of $5,000 a day for violating the rules.
Loh says spread of the virus in workplaces is driving case counts higher and some employers are ignoring public health protocols.
He’s issuing a new public health order today to create the fine system as Peel reported 497 new cases of the virus.
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He’s also urging employers to give their workers paid sick days to allow them to stay home if they show symptoms or test positive for COVID-19.
Peel says it has had 116 workplace outbreaks from Sept. 1 to Nov. 13.
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