Canada’s top doctor warns easing measures too fast could lead to surge in COVID-19 cases again
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Canada’s top doctor warns easing measures too fast could lead to surge in COVID-19 cases again
Description
February 18, 2022
Chief public health officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that modelling projections showed a moderate easing of COVID-19 measures could lead to only a limited surge in cases amid the Omicron wave, which she said has passed its peak in Canada. However, she cautioned easing measures too fast would lead to a much bigger surge, though hospitalizations may be lower.
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Canada’s top doctor warns easing measures too fast could lead to surge in COVID-19 cases again04:58 | February 18, 2022 -
Coldplay once hit pause on touring, but their comeback is unlike anything you’ve ever seen04:21 | September 8, 2025 -
Camila Cabello’s ‘Familia’: Positives of the pandemic and how it inspired her Latin pop album03:26 | August 28, 2025 -
Health Matters: What to know about the summer COVID-19 variant ‘Stratus’02:29 | August 15, 2025 -
Crown seeks up to 8 years in prison for mischief for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers01:45 | July 23, 2025 -
Health Matters: Obesity rates increased during COVID-19 pandemic02:30 | July 14, 2025 -
Health Matters: RFK Jr. ousts vaccine advisory committee02:09 | June 10, 2025 -
Health Matters: Gynecologists recommend COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, while breastfeeding02:28 | May 29, 2025 -
Doctor reflects on five-year anniversary of Covid05:48 | March 14, 2025 -
How life has changed 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic began01:56 | March 11, 2025 -
Deaths from alcohol increased during COVID pandemic: study01:41 | February 3, 2025 -
Critics push back against Alberta COVID-19 vaccine report02:14 | January 26, 2025 -
The impact of the so-called ‘Quad-demic’04:53 | January 17, 2025 -
U.S. presidency ‘has been the honour of my life,’ Biden says during White House toast01:48 | November 23, 2024 -
‘Shattered the system’: Conservatives question Trudeau’s immigration policy change03:41 | October 24, 2024 -
The Morning Show: October 1844:27 | October 18, 2024 -
Eva Mendes cereal controversy: What you need to know about food dye04:44 | October 18, 2024 -
CRA fires 330 employees for inappropriately claiming CERB01:10 | October 17, 2024 -
New trial treatment hopes to restore ability to smell after COVID-1905:59 | October 12, 2024 -
Why are more Canadians are saying no to alcohol?05:09 | October 4, 2024 -
The Morning Show: October 444:28 | October 4, 2024 -
COVID-19: Canada won’t order Novavax vaccine, cites low demand01:50 | October 2, 2024 -
Health Canada approves Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine01:30 | September 17, 2024 -
Some families left in limbo after China ends practice of foreign adoptions03:39 | September 10, 2024 -
Alberta men get 6.5-year prison sentences for Coutts border protest00:38 | September 9, 2024 -
Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high: StatCan01:47 | September 6, 2024 -
Most provinces have destroyed COVID-19 vaccines amid wait for new formula, here’s why01:23 | September 6, 2024 -
What to know amid a surge in whooping cough cases06:28 | August 30, 2024 -
Scientists launch 1st lung cancer vaccine clinical trials using COVID-19 mRNA technology00:57 | August 25, 2024 -
As inflation eases, Powell says ‘the time has come’ to cut interest rates in the U.S.01:49 | August 23, 2024 -
The surprising truth about aging and caffeine04:25 | August 23, 2024 -
‘Mpox is not the new COVID,’ WHO says amid virus surge in Europe, Africa04:36 | August 20, 2024
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Canada’s top doctor warns easing measures too fast could lead to surge in COVID-19 cases again04:58 | February 18, 2022
-
Coldplay once hit pause on touring, but their comeback is unlike anything you’ve ever seen04:21 | September 8, 2025
-
Camila Cabello’s ‘Familia’: Positives of the pandemic and how it inspired her Latin pop album03:26 | August 28, 2025
-
Health Matters: What to know about the summer COVID-19 variant ‘Stratus’02:29 | August 15, 2025
-
Crown seeks up to 8 years in prison for mischief for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers01:45 | July 23, 2025
-
Health Matters: Obesity rates increased during COVID-19 pandemic02:30 | July 14, 2025
-
Health Matters: RFK Jr. ousts vaccine advisory committee02:09 | June 10, 2025
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Health Matters: Gynecologists recommend COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, while breastfeeding02:28 | May 29, 2025
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Doctor reflects on five-year anniversary of Covid05:48 | March 14, 2025
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How life has changed 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic began01:56 | March 11, 2025
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Deaths from alcohol increased during COVID pandemic: study01:41 | February 3, 2025
-
Critics push back against Alberta COVID-19 vaccine report02:14 | January 26, 2025
-
The impact of the so-called ‘Quad-demic’04:53 | January 17, 2025
-
U.S. presidency ‘has been the honour of my life,’ Biden says during White House toast01:48 | November 23, 2024
-
‘Shattered the system’: Conservatives question Trudeau’s immigration policy change03:41 | October 24, 2024
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The Morning Show: October 1844:27 | October 18, 2024
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Eva Mendes cereal controversy: What you need to know about food dye04:44 | October 18, 2024
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CRA fires 330 employees for inappropriately claiming CERB01:10 | October 17, 2024
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New trial treatment hopes to restore ability to smell after COVID-1905:59 | October 12, 2024
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Why are more Canadians are saying no to alcohol?05:09 | October 4, 2024
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The Morning Show: October 444:28 | October 4, 2024
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COVID-19: Canada won’t order Novavax vaccine, cites low demand01:50 | October 2, 2024
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Health Canada approves Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine01:30 | September 17, 2024
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Some families left in limbo after China ends practice of foreign adoptions03:39 | September 10, 2024
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Alberta men get 6.5-year prison sentences for Coutts border protest00:38 | September 9, 2024
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Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high: StatCan01:47 | September 6, 2024
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Most provinces have destroyed COVID-19 vaccines amid wait for new formula, here’s why01:23 | September 6, 2024
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What to know amid a surge in whooping cough cases06:28 | August 30, 2024
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Scientists launch 1st lung cancer vaccine clinical trials using COVID-19 mRNA technology00:57 | August 25, 2024
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As inflation eases, Powell says ‘the time has come’ to cut interest rates in the U.S.01:49 | August 23, 2024
-
The surprising truth about aging and caffeine04:25 | August 23, 2024
-
‘Mpox is not the new COVID,’ WHO says amid virus surge in Europe, Africa04:36 | August 20, 2024
Canada’s top doctor warns easing measures too fast could lead to surge in COVID-19 cases again
Description
February 18, 2022
Chief public health officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that modelling projections showed a moderate easing of COVID-19 measures could lead to only a limited surge in cases amid the Omicron wave, which she said has passed its peak in Canada. However, she cautioned easing measures too fast would lead to a much bigger surge, though hospitalizations may be lower.
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