Canada’s chief public health officer said Saturday that “we have a window of opportunity to act” before the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in the country.
Dr. Theresa Tam said in a statement that the rise in coronavirus cases across Canada is “troubling,” but she noted that “all jurisdictions” are implementing public health measures to tamp down the spread.
“We are all in this together, and impacts will affect all our well-being, which is why we are being called upon to take action to reduce the spread of the virus,” Tam said.
“If we continue on the current pace, our longer-range models continue to forecast significant increases in daily case counts and estimate that there could be up to 10,000 cases reported daily by mid-December.”
