Quebec officials reported 877 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a significant decrease from the 1,038 cases reported a day earlier. Quebec sees a decrease in daily case counts, increase in hospitalizations The premier went on to say the province is “looking at” rules around these small fitnesses studio but the comparison is apples and oranges. When asked about the province’s decision to reopen dance studios in COVID-19 hotspots Ford said these classes differ from boutique fitness studios because the participants are like “cohorts” who come in for their class then leave, “not much different” than the school environment. Ontario reported 121 new school-related COVID-19 cases, 75 are students, 22 are staff and 24 have not been identified.
Of the new cases, 327 are Toronto, 136 in Peel, 64 in York Region and 79 in Ottawa.Ī total of 87 long-term care homes in the province are reporting outbreaks, one new outbreak reported on Tuesday, with 197 confirmed cases in residents and 249 in staff. The province also identified three more COVID-19 deaths. Ontario reported 821 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest daily total since surpassing 900 cases in early October. CASES AND OUTBREAKS Ontario sees spike in daily COVID-19 cases She added that getting a better understanding of why people spread misinformation and disinformation is also important. Tam indicated Canada needs to “immunize the population against before the vaccine arrives.” This includes providing information on the safety measures and rigorous processes of regulatory authorities. In advance of a viable COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. “Be media smart as well as science smart,” Canada’s chief public health officer said. Tam stressed that when individuals are looking at information, they need to ask themselves where it came from and if it’s credible. She added that there is also a role for social media platforms, who have put some measures in place like directing people to credible sites if people are using certain searches and taking down some “outrageous” disinformation.ĭr. “There’s a part for journalists who are in this room to help reveal the sort of tactics and measures that are at play, including bots and other aspects of what’s actually happening in the social media space.” “I think there’s a part for almost everyone,” Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said misinformation and disinformation does not help public health officials and the collective system has tried, through various means, to provide credible information to the public. The prime minister added that there is a “tremendous amount of noise and harmful misinformation” on the internet but Canadians need to continue to look to trusted sources of information, like Canada’s chief public health officer and regional health authorities.ĭr. “As a government, we need to continue to stand strong, particularly during a public health crisis where the best thing Canadians can do is listen to experts, listen to doctors.” “Some are foreign actors trying to disrupt successful democracies, others are people with extremist agendas.” “We’ve seen over the past number of years a rise in concerted efforts around misinformation and disinformation on a broad range of subjects, designed to undermine people’s confidence in their institutions, in their democracies,” Trudeau said. The rumour began during Question Period on October 7, when Ontario MPP Randy Hillier asked if quarantine sites meant for incoming travellers who have no other place to quarantine were to be turned into "internment camps.”īuzz spread of the false allegation, which was debunked by Trudeau today.
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