{"id":26200,"date":"2020-03-19T19:28:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T23:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=26200"},"modified":"2020-03-26T19:57:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T23:57:19","slug":"first-covid-19-case-hits-aurora-as-services-facilities-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/first-covid-19-case-hits-aurora-as-services-facilities-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"First COVID-19 case hits Aurora as services, facilities shut down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A female in her twenties is Aurora\u2019s first case of\nCOVID-19, according to the Regional Municipality of York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A travel-related case, she is self-isolating as services\nacross Aurora and Ontario continue to shut down due to concerns surrounding the\nvirus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Doug Ford declared a State of Emergency across\nthe Province on Tuesday morning, following an announcement made late last week\nthat publicly funded schools across Ontario would remain closed for at least\ntwo weeks following March Break. The closure is expected to last through April\n5, according to the Ministry of Education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe recognize the significant impact this decision will\nhave on families, students, schools, as well as the broader community, but this\nprecaution is necessary to keep people safe,\u201d said the Province in a statement\nlast week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Town of Aurora has announced sweeping closures of its\nown, shutting down municipal facilities including Town Hall, all recreation\ncentres, the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre, Aurora Public Library and the Aurora\nCultural Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLike you, I am deeply concerned about the health and\nsafety of our community and the impact of COVID-19,\u201d said Mayor Mrakas in a\nstatement, noting it is hoped the closures would lift April 6. \u201cI encourage\neveryone to take personal responsibility and follow proactive measures to\nminimize the impact of COVID-19 on ourselves and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For updates, visit aurora.ca\/covid19 and York.ca\/covid19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26200&#038;t=First%20COVID-19%20case%20hits%20Aurora%20as%20services%2C%20facilities%20shut%20down&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26200&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F03%2F2020-03-19-01.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=First%20COVID-19%20case%20hits%20Aurora%20as%20services%2C%20facilities%20shut%20down\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26200&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=First%20COVID-19%20case%20hits%20Aurora%20as%20services%2C%20facilities%20shut%20down&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26200\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A female in her twenties is Aurora\u2019s first case of COVID-19, according to the Regional Municipality of York. A travel-related case, she is self-isolating as services across Aurora and Ontario continue to shut down due to concerns surrounding the virus. 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