Article contentThis week, as news coverage focused on U.S. election results, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) discreetly updated its COVID-19 guidelines on aerosol transmission. That is good because the federal recommendations did not previously mention airborne spread of the virus, which was a glaring gap in PHAC’s instructions. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Marni Soupcoff: In the fight against COVID, Canadian health officials have been at the back of the pack Back to videoBut it is a reminder of the troubling way Canada has trailed the rest of the world during the pandemic. Credible concerns about aerosol transmission of the coronavirus were raised as early as March.

Source: National Post November 05, 2020 19:41 UTC