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Table 1 Lockdown restrictions according to the colour-coded five-tier COVID-19 framework implemented in Ontario on November 7, 2020. The provincial restriction tiers used prior to November 7 (stage 1, stage 2, and stage 3) were categorized as grey, red, and green, respectively due to their similarities

From: Quantifying the relationship between lockdowns, mobility, and effective reproduction number (Rt) during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area

Category

Key restrictions

Green (prevent)/Stage 3

Maximum 10 people indoors, 25 people outdoors for social gatherings

Maximum 50 people indoors, 100 people outdoors for organized events

Yellow (protect)

Liquor served only between 9 am and 11 pm

Limit of 6 persons seated together

Orange (restrict)

50-person indoor seated capacity limit

Limit of 4 persons seated together

Liquor served only between 9 am and 9 pm

Red (control)/Stage 2

Maximum 5 people indoors, 25 people outdoors for social gatherings

No more than 10 people inside gyms or fitness classes

Non-essential retailers operate at 50% capacity

Personal care services may operate

Grey (lockdown)/Stage 1

Non-essential retailers operate at 25% capacity

Indoor and outdoor dining services prohibited

Personal care services closed

Enhanced lockdown

Stay-at-home order

Non-essential retailers closed

Closure of schools