Ontario halts visits, social trips for long-term care residents amid Omicron spread

Ontario is pausing social visits in and out of long-term care homes as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly in the province. Long-Term Care.

Minister Rod Phillips says that as of Thursday visits to long-term care homes will be restricted to two designated caregivers per resident, while residents will still be allowed to leave for essential needs.

Phillips says the measures are needed because long-term care homes are particularly vulnerable to community spread.

The measure comes as 41 long-term care homes are facing outbreaks, and Ontario reported closed to nine-thousand new COVID-19 cases across the province today.