Infectious disease experts say Canadian health authorities must tighten restrictions again or hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 will increase exponentially in the coming weeks. Tam outlined projections that show new cases could climb to 5,000 daily by October if we continue on the current course. Laura Rosella, an associate professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, said what Canadians can control is who is in their social bubbles. Rosella said her advice to Canadians is to "really think through what is absolutely necessary" when it comes to interactions with others. "We are going to experience a significant increase that we're going to have to manage and react to.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2020 07:52 UTC