a Canada’s Response to Covid-19 Over the Past Year by Christopher Zed | Mar 8, 2021 | dr. christopher zed, Healthcare
One of the things that historians, public health experts, epidemiologists, and infectious disease specialists will be discussing for years is the report card given to each country regarding their handling of COVID-19. For better or worse, lessons will be learned either way regarding how the world handled the global crisis. The hope is that we as a planet will all be better prepared for the next emergency. Now that grades are being tallied, it looks like Canada will go down in history with bragging rights for an above-average B grade. The panel of experts gave high marks to Canada for several reasons. Six months after the rst diagnosed case, they had a low community spread. They were able to open bars and schools by July 2020 safely but maintained the humble ideology not to get too complacent. Canada also earned high praise for the ability to consistently atten the curve with hospital admissions, never getting to the point of feeling out of control.