Warden Jim Ginn declared a State of Emergency for Huron County Tuesday afternoon.
Ginn said it won't mean much for residents.
“What it does mean for the county is it gives [us] greater access to funds for emergency purposes that may be put forward by the senior levels of government. If you've declared a state of emergency, it helps you access those funds.”
However, Ginn added that he does hope the state of emergency underlines the seriousness of the situation
"According to polls, 15 to 20 per cent of people think it's over-blown and it's not a crisis, so we need those people to understand the seriousness of it and if we can keep people following the health unit protocols, especially the distances between people, we can get out of this situation in a few weeks.”
He added if those people don't fall in line, it could take months to recover from the pandemic.
Ginn also said the state of emergency won't give the county any enforcement powers it doesn't ready have because most of them have already been taken care of by the province.
