The Latest Update on COVID-19 Modelling in Canada Indicates Relaxing Restrictions Would Be Risky

The Latest Update on COVID-19 Modelling in Canada Indicates Relaxing Restrictions Would Be Risky
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference outside Rideau cottage in Ottawa, on June 4, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Canada’s top doctor says the country has been successful at slowing the spread of COVID-19 but is warning that relaxing public health restrictions too quickly or too soon could lead to a rampant resurgence of the disease.

Dr. Theresa Tam presented a new report on the novel coronavirus in Canada, including new short-term projections that say between 157 and 1,857 more Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the next 11 days.