Public Health Pandemic ‘Alert’ System Didn’t Operate as Intended for Covid-19: Report

Public Health Pandemic ‘Alert’ System Didn’t Operate as Intended for Covid-19: Report
Health Minister Patty Hajdu listens at a COVID-19 press conference in Ottawa, Canada, on Dec. 11, 2020. The Canadian Press/David Kawai
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OTTAWA—An interim examination of why the federal government’s pandemic early warning system failed to send up a formal alert on COVID−19 has been released.

The audit was ordered by federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu after reports the Global Public Health Intelligence Network didn’t operate as intended at the onset of the pandemic.