But experts say the likelihood of a second wave isn't set in stone, and Canada could instead see several smaller waves in the coming months or avoid a second wave altogether — especially if we keep our guard up. "There's actually nothing preordained about a second wave," said Steven Hoffman, director of the Global Strategy Lab and a global health law professor at York University in Toronto who studies pandemics. "We might have a second wave, we might have a third, fourth and fifth wave — we might not have a second wave at all." "So we can direct our efforts toward controlling droplet transmission, and that would help us mitigate a second wave." Experts say we now know more about how to react to COVID-19 outbreaks quickly and treat the disease itself more effectively.

Source: CBC News June 25, 2020 07:52 UTC