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Live at Queen's Park in Toronto, protestors chant "The virus is a hoax" and "Fear is the virus" as they demonstrate against strict coronavirus shutdown measures. pic.twitter.com/D8JrkLgGpu — Barrett Wilson (@BarrettWilson6) April 25, 2020

Workers will also receive a monthly bonus of $250 if they work more than 100 hours in a month over the next four months.

The premier said the bonus will be eligible for workers with long-term care homes, retirement homes, emergency shelters, supportive housing, social services congregate care settings, corrections institutions and youth justice facilities, home and community care providers and some staff in hospitals.

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Ford announced the new measures while admonishing dozens of protesters who gathered outside the provincial legislature in defiance of emergency orders.

He said the actions of the protesters — the size was estimated at about 100 people — could set healthcare workers back by months, and said many of those workers are at multiple hospitals just down the street from the protest site.