In assessing Canada& #39;s response to COVID-19, we must do so in the context of the information available, past precedent, and adherence to best practices.

To begin with, the information available from China was of mixed quality.

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While information such as the viral genetic sequence was freely shared, important data on mortality was not. This made it very difficult to fully assess risk. The explosion of COVID-19 in Italy brought the severity of the pandemic into focus.

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As soon as diagnosis of those infected and contact tracing were not longer feasible, Health Canada and the Ministry of Health should have followed the NIH and closed our borders. They didn& #39;t, and that was a serious error with serious consequences.

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Once containment protocols were overrun, we were forced into mitigation protocols. Leaving our borders open compounded Canada& #39;s problem.

India did a spectacular job of containment and their numbers reflect that.

Hajdu didn& #39;t follow protocols and we are paying the price.

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