Huron-Perth, Elgin-Oxford move to orange COVID-19 restrictions

Middlesex Centre, Ont. — Three local regions are moving from the yellow 'protect' level of COVID-19 guidelines to the orange 'restrict' level.

They include Huron Perth Public Health, Southwestern Public Health (covering Elgin and Oxford counties) and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.

Middlesex-London and Haldimand-Norfolk remain in the yellow 'protect' level of COVID-19 guidelines, and are now joined by Grey Bruce Public Health and Chatham-Kent Public Health.

Waterloo Region is moving into the red 'control' level and the province has moved to put Toronto and Peel Region in lockdown, closing most non-essential businesses.

Some of the changes that come with moving from yellow to orange include:

Details on the level for each Ontario region and the restrictions involved in each level are available here.

Announced Friday afternoon, the new restriction levels take effect on  Monday.