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Toronto, Sep 25 Authorities in Canada's largest city of Toronto have announced the cancellation of all events for the rest of this year to prevent the spread of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.The cancellation "is based on public health advice and includes festivals and other large in-person gatherings held at outdoor sites managed by the city or other public locations, such as roads, parks and civic squares", Xinhua news agency quoted the authorities as saying in an announcement on Thursday.However, the announcement does not include outdoor sport facility permits and activities; and other city facilities/sites that are permitted in Stage 3 of the Province of Ontario's Framework for Reopening and comply with the current gathering limit restrictions.Professional sporting events are also not included.As many cultural organizations depend in large measure on revenues from their events, the city authorities said it has created the Cultural Festivals Recovery Program (CFRP), and will provide C$565,000 ($423,000) in support for cancelled cultural events.In an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19, virtually all major events across the country were cancelled this year. This includes parades, festivals, large ethnic and religious celebrations, fairs, exhibitions and sporting events.The loss of these events has been a huge economic blow to cities and communities, and to the organizations, mostly non-profit, that depend on such revenues.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday evening that a Covid-19 second wave has already begun in the country."The second wave isn't just starting, it's already underway. We're on the brink of a fall that could be much worse than the spring," said Trudeau in his evening address to the nation.Covid-19 cases have jumped in Canada from about 380 cases per day in mid-August to 1,248 on Tuesday, prompting the Trudeau government to implore Canad and public health policy-makers to redouble infection prevention efforts now or face a "very sharp and intense peak" in new coronavirus cases that would likely lead to a return of national lockdowns.( With inputs from IANS )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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