The federal government doesn’t know when the COVID-19 caseload will peak in Canada, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the country’s physical distancing efforts are making a difference.
The federal government doesn’t know when the COVID-19 caseload will peak in Canada, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the country’s physical distancing efforts are making a difference.
“We don’t know exactly when we’re going to be peaking, but we do know if we continue to do this, if we continue to keep the measures in place that we have right now, we will get through this much, much quicker,” Trudeau told reporters Wednesday during his daily news conference outside Rideau Cottage.
Trudeau said that while there are significant differences between provinces and territories — Quebec, for example, has close to 10,000 cases while Nunavut has none — overall, Canada’s caseload lags behind most other countries.
“So we have a glimpse into what is effective and what is working to bend those curves in other countries that we are doing now,” he said.
“Our social distancing over the past weeks and staying at home has been very effective, and regardless of the model in place, it is clear that the best outcomes