The new public health orders that were announced earlier this week by Dr. Brent Roussin are now in effect.

The orders including the following.

• No visitors will be allowed at private residences, indoors or outdoors except for one visitor for those who live alone.
• No indoor gatherings will be permitted.
• Outdoor gatherings in public places will be capped at 10.
• Outdoor patio dining at restaurants will be restricted to four people, with no household restrictions.
• Shopping mall food courts will be closed.
• Faith-based gatherings are being reduced, with the capacity limited to 10 people or 25 per cent, whichever is lower. Indoor mask use is mandatory at all times.
• Gyms are allowed to stay open at 25 per cent capacity, but everyone inside will now have to stay at least three metres away from each other.
• Only one spectator per youth participant will be allowed to watch outdoor sports. Two-metre distancing requirements will be in effect.
• Music, dance and theatre schools can continue at 25 per cent capacity, but the latest restrictions now cap the number of people on-site at 10, with a maximum of one parent or guardian per youth in the class, and everyone at least two metres apart.
• Day camps are allowed to move forward with a maximum of 10 children indoors or out.
• Retail stores can stay open at 25 per cent capacity, or up to 250 patrons, whichever is lower.
• Malls are also limited to 25 per cent capacity.
• Personal service businesses can stay open at 50 per cent capacity through appointments only.

The orders will be in effect for the next four weeks.