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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 26 ,2 02 0 | 14 In the week that saw Halton Region en- ter the COVID-19 red zone along with other areas -- the regions of Hamilton, Peel and York, as well as the City of Toronto -- there has been an "alarming" level of resurgence in new COVID-19 cases. During an announcement on Nov. 13, Premier Doug Ford said that the province is "staring down the barrel of another lock- down." The red zone gives way to more strin- gent measures to control the spread of the virus, including: • Gathering limit for all organized pub- lic events and social gatherings to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. The numbers also apply to gyms and fit- ness studios. • All sports and recreational programs in other facilities (arenas and multiplexes) limited to 10 people per room indoors and 25 outdoors. • Team sports must not be practised or played except for training (no games or scrimmage). • No contact permitted for team or indi- vidual sports. • Maximum number of patrons permit- ted to be seated indoors for dining/restau- rants is 10. • Dancing, singing and the live perfor- mance of brass or wind instruments are prohibited. As for the number of cases, data from the website of Halton Public Health shows that from Nov. 12 to 18 there were 316 new infections across Halton, an increase from 299 posted the previous week. The number of active cases stood at 297, up two from last week. There were also 19 resolved cases. Outbreaks at various long-term-care and retirement homes also resulted in more deaths. As of Nov. 18, there have been 3,092 con- firmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Halton since the pandemic started, with 2,485 considered resolved and 47 deaths. - with files from Louie Rosella NEWS WEEKLY ROUNDUP: HALTON ENTERS RED ZONE AS ANOTHER LOCKDOWN LOOMS BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA