In light of the WHO announcement, Canada's federal government said it recognizes that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is"still circulating across Canada and worldwide."
And two weeks ago a group of nearly 200 Calgary ER doctors wrote an open letter about staffing shortages, overcrowding and long wait times that patients are facing there.But with fewer people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19, and those patients who are admitted being less sick in general compared to the past, Bogoch said there's no doubt we're in a better place now than we were a year ago.
Some provinces, including B.C. and Saskatchewan, have moved to monthly data reporting for cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island have moved to reporting every two weeks, while Ontario has moved to weekly reporting.Bogoch says he looks at all the metrics available – including data from wastewater testing that has become a crucial part of COVID-19 surveillance.
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