As businesses and organizations reopen from the COVID-19 shutdown, Toronto Public Health is helping, CBC reported. 

The agency is helping businesses and organizations implement social distancing and safety protocols, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, told CBC.

"In order to move forward to support our city to safely reopen, we will use this time to help our local businesses, such as restaurants and hair salons, and other community services and amenities, including our libraries and pools, to best prepare to reopen when it is safe to do so," de Villa said. "We are continuing to observe and use the best available evidence to develop public health guidance to share with these businesses and settings."

As some businesses begin to reopen, many residents will continue to work from home when possible to help prevent an increase in COVID-19 cases, de Villa said.

"It is also important to note that as businesses and activities reopen in our province, and people move around and interact with each other more, we will likely see more COVID-19 activity, even if we all diligently follow our public health guidance," she told CBC. "This has been the experience in jurisdictions all around the world."

In addition to working from home, Toronto Public Health is encouraging residents to social distance whenever they can, avoid being in crowds and to wear personal protective equipment. 

"Until we have a treatment or a vaccine, we should expect this will be the case and physical distancing will continue to be part of our lives for the foreseeable future," de Villa said. 

Toronto Mayor John Tory said the city has been working on a "restart roadmap," which will help give businesses a guide as they begin operations. 

"City staff have been working non-stop to get ready to support this reopening," Tory told CBC. 

The city is also working on plans for summer camps, pools and beaches to open this summer. 

"The plans are complete, the preparatory work has been done to make sure, most of all, that the kids and families stay safe and the details will follow shortly," Tory told CBC.