Published 19:00 IST, July 18th 2020

Canada: Recent spike in coronavirus cases is worrying, says top medical official

Daily case count rose to 350 in Canada. The deputy chief public health officer of Canada, Howard Njoo talks about Coronavirus.

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On July 17, a top medical official said, a recent spike in coronavirus cases in Cana is worrying and can be linked to groups of young people garing in bars and nightclubs and at parties. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer, in a briefing said, re is some cause for concern when we examine recent trends in case reporting. After a period of stey decline, daily case counts have started to rise.

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Howard Njoo talks about Coronavirus 

He furr ded, daily case count rose to an aver of 350 over last week up from 300 a day earlier in July. More than 430 cases were reported on July 16. Also, this occurs at same time when increasing re are reports of individuals contracting coronavirus at parties and bars. re are also increasing rates of transmission among young Canians. He ded, singing and dancing in close contact with ors in closed s is t way to party this summer. This is how Covid-19 is spreing. 

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Cana has reported 109,266 total cases and 8,827 deaths which is lesser than United States where cases are increasing exponentially. WHO has reported an increase in global reports. 1 million cases have been reported in last 100 hours for very first time.

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With approved treatment or vaccine to fight vel coronavirus, scientists are working hard to develop a vaccine. Cana based Medicago has introduced a new vaccine candidate which is completely plant-based. company is making use of 'nicotiana benthamiana', which is natve to Australia. Reports tell, country has entered Phase I of its trial after achieving successful results in its preclinical trials.

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19:00 IST, July 18th 2020