The number of new COVID-19 cases being reported daily has dropped 70 per cent since the mid-April peak of the third wave, Canada's chief public health officer said today.
Canada's chief public health officer said Friday that strict public health measures and a ramped-up vaccination campaign have pushed the national COVID-19 case count to its lowest level in weeks. In much of the country, the pandemic outlook is improving.
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After spending the May 24 long weekend holiday off the public radar except, that is, for a cameo appearance with his family on his wife’s Instagram feed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the precinct to deliver his regularly-scheduled Tuesday morning update on the COVID-19 pandemic. (11:30 AM)
Joining him for today’s briefing, as per the advisory:
Public Services Minister Anita Anand, who may have new information to share on the vaccine rollout currently underway across the country, as well as