{"id":27989,"date":"2020-10-29T16:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/?p=27989"},"modified":"2020-10-29T16:37:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:37:50","slug":"canada-catches-second-coronavirus-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/business\/innovation-business\/canada-catches-second-coronavirus-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada catches second coronavirus wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadians believed their country had succeeded in flattening the COVID curve, but it may now be experiencing a second wave despite holding out\u00a0better than many others.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At summer\u2019s end<\/span>, Canadians were riding high on the belief that they had crushed the coronavirus curve even as COVID-19 infections in the US spiked to new highs.\u00a0Then\u00a0the fall arrived,\u00a0and coronavirus case numbers in Canada also began to surge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, the EU removed Canadians from its list of approved travelers in response. Canada must thus face an uncomfortable fact: while the country is still\u00a0<\/span>faring better than many others<\/span><\/a>, it has lost its widely held image as a nation that had successfully navigated the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

By June, Canada had received a big vote of confidence when the EU\u00a0<\/span>placed the country on a\u00a0list of just 14 countries<\/span><\/a>\u00a0whose citizens EU officials\u00a0recommended should be welcome in the 27-nation bloc.\u00a0Many European destinations subsequently flung open their doors to Canadian travelers\u2014with no restrictions.\u00a0<\/span>The EU\u2019s recent change of heart isn\u2019t surprising, however, as Canada currently appears to be enduring a second coronavirus wave.\u00a0Over the past month, COVID-19 infections in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have soared to record highs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Experts have cited a myriad of reasons why the numbers are climbing. First, there was the inevitable rise in cases as provinces eased lockdown restrictions over the spring and summer. Also, some provinces struggled to keep up contact tracing and testing as infections began to mount.<\/span><\/p>\n

Canada is still faring better than Europe. Infections are surging\u00a0in many EU countries including\u00a0<\/span>France, which last week declared a state of emergency<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>On Wednesday<\/span><\/a>, Spain became the first Western European country to surpass a million cumulative coronavirus cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, some Canadian provinces are now approaching US-level rates of infection. According to data published by the New York Times on Friday,\u00a0<\/span>Quebec\u2019s COVID-19 infection rate<\/span><\/a>\u00a0over the past seven days is nearing\u00a0<\/span>Florida\u2019s rate<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and has surpassed the rate in Arizona and California. Alberta\u2019s rate is nearing that of California\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Much like Europe, Canada could now face the prospect of a second lockdown and the tightening of coronavirus restrictions already in place. Yet the federal government has played down the possibility.\u00a0<\/span>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa is not intent on plunging the country into another shutdown and that Canada is better equipped to handle the current wave of cases than the first.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a better understanding of COVID-19. We have better tools to deal with COVID-19 and we can be a little more targeted but, yeah, that means a little more complication in our messages,\u201d Trudeau said on Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating to see friends at the other end of the country doing things you\u2019d love to be able to do but you can\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to get back to as normal as possible, the functioning of society,\u201d Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada\u2019s deputy chief public health officer, elaborated, adding Canada needs to find the \u201csweet spot\u201d where new cases of COVID-19 don’t threaten to\u00a0overwhelm the health care system. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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