Toronto Public Health (TPH) will force all public schools to close on Wednesday and have students learn remotely instead, it announced with Tuesday’s classes nearly done for the day.
The public health agency said in a news release the shutdown is needed to reverse a surge of new COVID-19 infections — Toronto reported 955 new cases earlier in the day.
“The spread of COVID-19 has never been greater in Toronto, with variants of concern increasing both the risk of transmission and the risk of serious illness or death,” the statement said.
