{"content":[{"text":"ORDER 2021-02","bbox":{"left":0.716389,"top":0.043591,"width":0.13671599999999995,"height":0.020212}},{"text":"ORDER of the Medical Officer of Health \n under Section 22 \n Health Protection and Promotion Act \n R.S.O., 1990 Chapter H. 7","bbox":{"left":0.328513,"top":0.089207,"width":0.34282399999999996,"height":0.073258}},{"text":"Cornwall, July 19, 2021","bbox":{"left":0.72286,"top":0.176192,"width":0.18906800000000012,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"THIS ORDER IS DIRECTED TO THE OWNERS, OCCUPIERS AND OPERATORS OF \n RESTAURANTS, BARS, FOOD TRUCKS, CONCESSION STANDS, AND OTHER FOOD OR \n DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS OR BANQUET HALLS WHICH SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE OR \n ALLOW BUFFET OR SELF-SERVE FOOD OPTIONS, LOCATED IN THE UNITED \n COUNTIES OF STORMONT, DUNDAS & GLENGARRY; THE UNITED COUNTIES OF \n PRESCOTT-RUSSELL; AND THE CITY OF CORNWALL (“THE BUSINESSES”).","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.211177,"width":0.8157650000000001,"height":0.10810599999999998}},{"text":"WHEREAS the World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency as a result of the \n 2019 Novel Coronavirus declared pandemic (“COVID-19”);","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.333048,"width":0.795386,"height":0.03854599999999997}},{"text":"WHEREAS the Province of Ontario previously declared an emergency pursuant to the Emergency \n Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.9 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has \n continued various orders previously made under that Act by way of the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible \n Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, c. 17 (the “Reopening Act”);","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.385321,"width":0.8370950000000001,"height":0.07313599999999998}},{"text":"WHEREAS the regulations under the Reopening Act set out some rules for the Businesses to operate \n safely;","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.472442,"width":0.795552,"height":0.03763600000000006}},{"text":"WHEREAS Ontario and the area served by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit has experienced outbreaks \n and community transmission of Variants of Concern;","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.52474,"width":0.811232,"height":0.037636}},{"text":"WHEREAS the Medical Officer of Health of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit is of the opinion, upon \n reasonable and probable grounds, that: \n (a) There is an immediate risk of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the area served by the Eastern \n Ontario Health Unit; \n (b) COVID-19 presents a risk to the health of persons in the area served by the Eastern Ontario \n Health Unit; and \n (c) the requirements specified in this Order are necessary in order to decrease or eliminate the risk to \n health presented by COVID-19;","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.577013,"width":0.8354520000000001,"height":0.142181}},{"text":"WHEREAS Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7 provides that an \n order may be directed to a class of persons; and","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.733831,"width":0.832644,"height":0.037673999999999985}},{"text":"WHEREAS the Medical Officer of Health is of the opinion that delivery of notice of this Order to each \n member of the class of persons described herein is likely to cause a delay that could significantly increase \n the risk to the health of any person within the Eastern Ontario Health Unit;","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.786141,"width":0.8291550000000001,"height":0.05506100000000003}},{"text":"NOW THEREFORE, I, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health of the Eastern Ontario Health \n Unit, order you to take the following actions, effective 12:01 AM on JULY 19, 2021:","bbox":{"left":0.073529,"top":0.855838,"width":0.8186599999999999,"height":0.03854100000000005}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}