Trudeau backs national sick leave plan as Canada prepares for possible second COVID wave

Canian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 25 said that his government is planning to give all workers in country at least ten days of paid sick leave as Cana starts preparing for a possible second wave of pandemic. Trudeau said in a press conference that people should t be subjected to make a choice between taking a day off on being unwell and paying essential bills. Even though Canian PM’s effort might face hurdles because sick leaves are provincial jurisdiction, he said that his government is ‘determined’ to come up with a national paid sick leave program.

"body should have to choose between taking a day off work due to illness or being able to pay ir bills. Just like body should have to choose between staying home with COVID-19 symptoms or being able to afford rent or groceries," Trudeau.

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He also said, “When fall comes and flu season starts up we don’t want people who develop a sniffle to suddenly worry that while y really shouldn’t go into work but y can’t afford to t go into work and refore risk of contributing to a wave significantly, could be a real problem.”

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As Trudeau hopes to make changes in country in wake of global health crisis, Cana’s top medical officer has warned that second wave of coronavirus outbreak might even be worse than first. Country’s chief public health officer Dr resa Tam even urged public health officials to ramp up capacity for testing, and prepare personal protective equipment as y can “never be overly prepared”. This comes as Cana recorded 87,085 cases of COVID-19 and over 6,600 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases. 

WHO warns of ‘immediate second peak’

Meanwhile, as some of countries have started lifting restrictions imposed to curb spre of coronavirus, World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned on May 25 that re can be an “immediate second peak” if measures are halted ‘too soon’. WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan has ted that even though cases of COVID-19 are decreasing in some parts of world, y have surged in Central and South America, South Asia and Africa. Furrmore, while world is alrey in middle of first wave of COVID-19 pandemic which originated in China, Ryan said that governments shall remain “cognizant” that fatal disease can spike “any time”. 

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Im Source: AP