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WATCH: Toronto, Peel regions can move to Stage 2 this week

Windsor-Essex will remain in Stage 1

Update:

Premier Doug Ford announced that on June 24 at 12:01 a.m., Toronto and Peel regions will reopen.

WIndsor-Essex will remain in Stage 1, largely due to the volume of new cases on area farms.

Ford said that he is in talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure support is in place for farmers who have been hit hard by COVID-19.

Original story:

Premier Doug Ford is slated to provide a COVID-19 update from Queen's Park today ay 1:00 p.m.

Sources say that Toronto and Peel Region will enter Stage 2 of reopening on Wednesday, leaving Windsor-Essex the only region in Stage 1 due to the high number of new COVID-19 cases reported daily.

He will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, and Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, to make the announcement.   

Village Media will carry the livestream, so stay tuned.