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Opinion: We are infectious
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National Post
May 21, 2020 6 minute read
By Neil Rau, Susan Richardson, Martha Fulford and Dominik Mertz
The past two months have shown that with major sacrifices, the community
transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could be slowed down. In Canada, we
can rightfully say that we were able to "flatten the curve" to avert a northern
Italy or New York City scenario. Now we face the unintended consequences:
delays in medical care for non-COVID-19 patients, educational impacts, the
looming pandemic of mental-health issues, and massive economic
repercussions. Widespread restrictions certainly cannot be sustained until an
effective and safe vaccine is widely available, which may not occur for years, if
ever. And the virus is unlikely to disappear from Canada or the world any time
soon.
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