Let me state quite clearly, I support the use of masks in close quarters in public places and this includes churches. Those who cannot wear one for health reasons are legitimate and are few. As for Mass and in particular the Latin Mass, all you out there in Ontario who refuse to wear a mask at Mass are being obstinate, prideful and disobedient to legitimate authority, both ecclesiastical and civil. Public health requirements are part of legitimate authority. Bishops own the church buildings and have authority over the physical space. Put on a mask. We have already seen what happened in two parishes in the Diocese of Hamilton because of prideful and arrogant "trads" who think this is a precursor to the Mark of the Beast. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but it is not a sin to put on a mask to protect your neighbours and yourself for what it can do from any contagion. it is an act of charity.
That being said, I was browsing a hospital network web page the other day and was astounded at the actual facts - the very low numbers of actual hospital and intensive care admissions. I have not looked at every hospital in the greater Toronto area, but I have compiled a short list below and photos from their web pages with the actual facts as of the morning of October 29, 2020. Note the distance between these hospitals on the map. The population served by these institutions is in the hundreds of thousands, if not, a million. The population of Toronto and Mississauga combined is 3,500,000 as of 2016.
Let's have a look.
The China Virus is real. It can be deadly, Of this, there is no doubt. Numbers in Ontario are up to levels higher than in March. But we are now testing 40,000 people per day rather than a few thousand. It is not cases, it is hospitalizations.
Europe is losing its collective mind. Italy, France, Germany, Belgium are all going into lockdown. It is insanity.
There is no reason whatsoever, at least in Ontario to even contemplate the draconian situation in Europe. Premier Douglas Ford knows this. He knows these numbers all across Ontario and that the situation is in no way justifying the shut down of the entire economy. Targeted at best is a drastic matter for those businesses. There is certainly no need for anyone to panic.
Wear your mask in public. Wash your hands. Keep a social distance as necessary. Eat properly. Sleep. Take Vitamins A, B, C and D and Zinc. Stay home of you're sick and stay away from people that are.
Closing down an economy again is suicide. There is no reason in Ontario to do it.