Canada will try to pay the virus to go away!
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-press-newsalert-federal-government-promises-1-billion-for-covid-19-fight
I guess it's the same in other countries, but really this things should be fix first worry about the cost later.
As the Liberal government announced $1 billion to battle coronavirus, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said COVID-19 could ultimately infect between 30 and 70 per cent of Canadians.
“It is probably a virus that has hit the sweet spot. It isn’t completely lethal, so there are people with mild illness and a range of clinical symptoms that can transmit the virus,” she said. “Viruses always have surprises, which is why we have to keep monitoring it.”
In question period, Conservative health critic Matt Jeneroux asked why the government wasn’t mandating people coming back from high-risk countries like China, South Korea, Italy or Iran to stay in quarantine.
“The government has the ability under the Quarantine Act to require all individuals who have visited high-risk areas to be placed in quarantine. When will they use it?”
Hajdu said they’re using the border to inform people about risks and connect them to important information. She said closing borders or mandating quarantine might feel like a good response, but the science doesn’t support that approach.
I wonder what science says that stopping to import the virus doesn't help...
Next week is March break, then strikes (unless they forgot about them) or possibly corona school closures. 2 more days of schools for my kids. I wonder what the world looks like in 12 days.
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