Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged people to be strong, stay home and consider Skype-ing that family dinner as the country heads into the long weekend — and what could be a major test of Canadians’ commitment to social distancing. “I know the long weekend coming is very important to many Canadians,” he said “Whether you mark Good Friday or Passover, Easter, Tamil New Year, or Vaisakhi, usually this is a time we spent together,” he said. “This weekend is going to be very different.”The long weekend comes as public health experts in some jurisdictions are beginning to speak more optimistically about early evidence that social distancing measures are slowing the spread of coronavirus. While some jurisdictions including British Columbia and Alberta are doing “extraordinarily well” with testing, as Trudeau put it, not all provinces can say the same. For now, he reiterated the importance of people staying home, only going outside when necessary and staying two metres apart.

Source: thestar April 10, 2020 18:10 UTC