Toronto Star News

The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert offered his prognosis as the federal government weighs rolling back guidelines on social distancing.

New cases reported Sunday include two deaths near Sarnia, one in Pembroke, and an outbreak at a retirement home south of Hamilton.

The province’s “triage protocol,” obtained by the Star, suggests Ontario is taking steps to prepare for worst-case scenarios already playing out in hard-hit regions such as Italy and New York, where doctors are being forced to ration life-saving treatments such as ventilators.

The travel advisory late Saturday came after the number of confirmed American deaths passed 2,000, more than double the level two days earlier.

Calls to Toronto’s 311 line have jumped significantly, with some of it attributed to complaints about Torontonians flouting social distancing.