Canada 'very well might be' starting its second wave of COVID-19, doctor says
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Source: CTV News
TORONTO -- Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in multiple provinces are stoking fears of a potential second wave, and one infectious disease expert says this surge in infections might 'very well' be the start of that next phase in the pandemic.
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says that current upward trends in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec may be fuelling Canada’s second wave of coronavirus infections.
"It might be, it very well might be. We're certainly seeing these cases rumble up in the wrong direction, and quite frankly what happens over the next few weeks and then over the next month or two ahead really depends on us. If we let our guard down as citizens, if we let our guard down for example as businesses and organizations, then we'll see a spike in cases," Bogoch told CTV's Your Morning on Tuesday.
The growing uptick in cases numbers has politicians and health officials across Canada warning that parts of the country may soon return to the economic and social restrictions that closed businesses, shuttered schools and cancelled public events in March.
Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/rise-in-covid-19-cases-very-well-might-be-start-of-second-wave-doctor-says-1.5105105
Canadians are bracing for a second wave and we've barely gone through our first wave
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