For asymptomatic people, Canada’s health leaders said, there was no evidence yet we should be quarantining them. We stumbled by mischaracterizing the threat, says Upshur, a family physician and head of the division of clinical public health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. As the pandemic evolved, as the virus began showing some of its cards, public health measures were added. A massive investment in human health resources in public health. March 13: Health Canada advises Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel abroad.

Source: National Post May 15, 2020 17:15 UTC