A different approach for the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada during Monday’s COVID-19 update.
Dr. Theresa Tam began by offering condolences to the families of the victims of the shooting in Nova Scotia.
She provided the latest numbers before adding that she wants to speak about people, thoughts, and feelings rather than data because our actions will dictate how the country emerges from this pandemic.
As of Monday evening, there were more than 36,800 confirmed cases of the virus across Canada and 1,690 deaths. There have been 559,000 Canadians tested to date.
Dr. Tam says our shared sense of pain is helping get through the pandemic “together, apart”.
“From balconies in Italy to a virtual student choir in Newfoundland and Labradour singing ‘Oh, Canada’, to the world of entertainers and front line workers coming together in solidarity this past weekend for the One World At Home Concert, we are not alone,” Tam said.
She says it’s of utmost importance to take time to reflect, and to focus on positivity because our actions will dictate how the country emerges from this pandemic.
