COVID-19 Fight Far From Over, Says Canada’s Chief Medical Adviser on Infectious Diseases

Health care workers speak with an elderly woman at a COVID-19 assessment center in London, Ontario, Canada, on March 17, 2020. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images

TORONTO — Canada’s deputy chief public health officer has delivered a sobering assessment of the country’s struggle with the CCP virus pandemic.

The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.

Dr. Howard Njoo, who is also the chief medical advisor on infectious disease prevention and control, says the fight is far from over, that it could include a second wave, and that we are certainly in it “for the long haul.”

“It’s definitely months. Many months,” Njoo estimated Friday as the number of virus cases in Canada surged to 4,757, including 55 deaths.

Quebec’s COVID-19 caseload has soared to more than 2,000—more than double Ontario’s 993 cases.

Meanwhile, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been told by chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance to stay healthy and be ready to respond immediately to the escalating crisis.

One possible glimmer of hope did emerge from B.C. Friday, where data indicates the province’s COVID-19 experience will likely resemble South Korea’s rather than brutally hit Italy. B.C.’s health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said she thinks the social distancing strategy is working and she urged residents to keep at it.