London and Middlesex County are moving to the Red-Control level of Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework on Tuesday, February 16. Until then, the Stay-at-Home Order is still in place for Middlesex-London. Red zone is the “Control” phase and additional measures are:
• Trips outside of the home should only be for essential reasons (work, school, groceries/pharmacy, health care, assisting vulnerable individuals or exercise and physical activity)
• Families should not visit any other household or allow visitors in their homes – people who live alone can gather with one household
• Everyone should avoid social gatherings
Additional information on restrictions :
Retail
• supermarkets , convenience stores and pharmacies open at 75 per cent capacity
• all other retail at 50 per cent capacity, including big box, liquor, hardware and garden stores
• capacity limit and signs advising not to enter if you have COVID-19 symptoms must be posted publicly
• only non–adjacent fittings rooms open
• maximum of 10 patrons seated in mall food courts
Restaurants and bars
• 10 people allowed indoors where distancing allows, maximum of four per table with two metres or an impermeable barrier between tables
• no buffet-style service
• patrons must be screened and contact information collected
• face coverings required except when eating and drinking
• workers must wear PPE, including eye protection when coming with two metres of someone not wearing face covering
• no liquor served after 9 p.m., establishments must close by 10 p.m.
• no dancing, singing or live music
• night clubs and strip clubs can only operate as restaurant or bar
Sports and recreation
• no contact, maintain two metres distancing at all times or three metres around weights, equipment or in exercise/fitness class
• where distancing can be maintained, 10 people allowed indoors or 25 outdoors, no spectators except one guardian for those under 18
• reservations required and patrons can remain for maximum of 90 minutes unless playing a sport
• training only allowed for team sports, no games or scrimmage
• exceptions for high-performance athletes and parasport
• face covering required except when exercising
• patrons must be screened and contact information collected
Personal service
• no services requiring removal of face coverings is allowed
• oxygen bars, steam rooms, saunas, bath houses, most sensory deprivation pods and other adult venues closed
• patrons must be screened and contact information collected
Other businesses and events
• organized public gatherings can include a maximum five people indoors, 25 outdoors
• religious services can operate at 30 per cent capacity indoors, 100 people outdoors
• casinos, bingo halls and gaming can open with 10 people indoors, 25 outdoors, no table gaming, no liquor served after 9 p.m., no liquor consumption after 10 p.m., patrons must be screened and contact information collected
• cinemas closed except for drive-ins, rehearsal and performance of recorded/broadcast events allowed with restrictions