COVID-19: Live coverage of coronavirus news from Toronto reporters

A woman uses her computer keyboard in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Amid the mass transition to remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most employers are likely focused on operational issues in order to get their employees up and running in their new home offices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Posted April 1, 2020 12:21 pm.

Last Updated April 1, 2020 12:41 pm.

The world has changed drastically over the last few months amid the coronavirus pandemic and here in Toronto, it is no different.

Toronto’s CityNews and 680 NEWS reporters are working hard to bring you the latest live updates as they happen across the city, including daily updates from the provincial and federal governments.

For a full list of stories published daily on the coronavirus, click here.

To stay up to date on the latest news regarding COVID-19, here is live coverage from Toronto’s CityNews and 680 NEWS reporters:

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