The epidemic growth rate was doubling every three days, but now has slowed to doubling every 16, Canadian public health officials say. But Canada is now reporting nearly 3,000 coronavirus deaths, much higher than originally predicted.
"We are seeing the tragic paradox of the epidemic playing out," said Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, during a presentation of the new modeling Tuesday. "As the epidemic comes under control, and the growth of cases slows, the severe outcomes and deaths continue to accrue, as Covid-19 takes a heavy toll among highly susceptible populations," said Dr. Tam.Less than two weeks ago, Canadian officials had predicted a case fatality rate of about 2.2%.
In response to the outbreaks and requests from provinces, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week that thousands of soldiers would be deployed to long term care homes to support seniors."This is not a long-term solution. In Canada we shouldn't have soldiers taking care of seniors," Trudeau said during his daily press conference in Ottawa Thursday.
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