Published 19:32 IST, March 31st 2020
Canadian PM: We have had more success in getting people to self-isolate
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a press conference on March 31 said that his country had more success in getting people to self-isolate quickly.
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Canian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 31 said that his country h more success in getting people to self-isolate. Trudeau was dressing his daily press conference on coronavirus where he said that Cana was on a different trajectory than its neighbour United States because Ottawa was quicker in getting more screenings done. When asked wher international travel ban in Cana came a little too late, Trudeau mitted that his government did t get things perfectly right in every department.
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According to reports, Cana is also contemplating on sending Armed forces to help civilian authorities fight global pandemic. Cana's Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan in a tweet said that among forces that may be marshalled will be 10 Regular Forces units consisting of 500 troops each to provide communities with 'humanitarian support' and help with 'delivery of goods'. Cana has recorded 7,474 coronavirus cases so far. According to data by worldometer, 91 people have lost ir lives due to disease compared to 3,175 deaths in United States. Cana has successfully treated 1,114 patients, while 120 remain under critical condition. re are currently 6,268 active cases in country.
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Coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed more than 39,000 lives across world and has infected more than 8,03,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last week before Italy and Spain surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. United States and France are on verge of overtaking China in terms of number of deaths recorded in se countries. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.
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(Im Credit: AP)
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19:32 IST, March 31st 2020