Posted December 17, 2021 2:15 pm Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore are set to make an announcement Friday afternoon.They are scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. from Queen’s Park.Following their remarks, a media availability will be held.The press conference comes after Ontario reported 3,124 COVID cases Friday, continuing a steep upward trend of case numbers, though the number of patients in intensive care units with COVID has remained relatively stable.Earlier this week, the province announced new measures in a bid to combat the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, including making booster shots available to those aged 18+ starting Monday. Story continues below advertisement Capacity restrictions of 50 per cent were also placed on large venues. Story continues below advertisement © 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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