Top Public Health Officer Says Canada at Critical Juncture in COVID-19 Battle

Top Public Health Officer Says Canada at Critical Juncture in COVID-19 Battle
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on March 26, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—Canada’s chief public health officer says the country has reached a critical juncture in its life and death struggle with COVID-19.

Dr. Theresa Tam stressed during her daily update yesterday that we are “definitely not out of the woods and that now is the time to ”absolutely double down” on all efforts to stem the still rising tide of the new coronavirus.