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>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING, I'M
ADRIENNE ARSENAULT.
TONIGHT, HE TESTED POSITIVE, AND
LIKE MOST CANADIANS WAS SENT
HOME.
DAYS LATER HE WAS DEAD.
>> NOW THAT HE'S GONE, HOW CAN
WE SURVIVE?
>> Adrienne: HOW QUICKLY THE
VIRUS CAN TURN AND WHAT YOU
SHOULD WATCH FOR.
>> Andrew: I'M ANDREW CHANG.
ALSO TONIGHT, ONTARIO'S COVID
INFECTIONS ARE CLIMBING, SO WHY
IS TESTING SLOWING DOWN?
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M A LITTLE
FRUSTRATED.
>> Andrew: A CALL TO RAMP UP
TESTING OR RISK LOSING CONTROL
OF THE OUTBREAK.
>> CALL 5555 FOR A PROTECTIVE
CODE BLUE.
>> Adrienne: AN INSIDE LOOK AT
HOW CANADIAN HOSPITALS ARE
PREPARING FOR A PATIENT SURGE.
>> Andrew: AND LIFE AFTER
LOCKDOWN.
WHAT WUHAN LOOKS LIKE AFTER
THREE MONTHS OF QUARANTINE.
>>> THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>> Adrienne: CANADA IS CLOSING
IN ON ANOTHER AWFUL NUMBER
TONIGHT, NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE
HAVE NOW TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19.
>> Andrew: AND WITH MANY MORE
REMAINING UNTESTED, THE TRUE
CASE COUNT IS LIKELY MUCH
HIGHER.
WE KNOW THAT
MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO GET THIS
ILLNESS HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS AND
THEY DON'T NEED TO GO TO
HOSPITAL.
INSTEAD, THEY'RE ADVISED TO GO
HOME, SELF-ISOLATE AND RECOVER
THERE.
THAT'S THE BEST-CASE SCENARIO,
WHAT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN.
BUT AS BRIAR STEWART TELLS US,
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THINGS
DON'T PLAY OUT THAT WAY AND
THINGS TURN FAST.
>> Reporter: OUTSIDE A
RICHMOND HOME, SIGNS OF GRIEF.
IT WAS INSIDE WHERE WOLITO
VALDEZ ISOLATED
HIMSELF FROM HIS WIFE AND YOUNG
DAUGHTER AFTER TESTING POSITIVE
FOR COVID-19.
THE 47-YEAR-OLD DIED SOME TIME
AFTER HEADING TO BED ON
SATURDAY.
>> MY HUSBAND IS SUCH A GREAT
GUY.
HE LOVES HIS WORK SO MUCH.
HE'S DOING IT FOR THE SAKE OF
OUR FAMILY.
NOW THAT HE'S GONE, HOW CAN WE
SURVIVE?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> Reporter: VALDEZ WAS
WORKING AT THIS HOME FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES WHERE THERE
WAS AN OUTBREAK.
HE NEVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL
LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER
CANADIANS WHO HAVE BEEN
RECOVERING AT HOME.
PROCEDURES VARY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
B.C. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT
ANYONE WHO TESTS POSITIVE IS
FOLLOWED UP WITH EVERY DAY.
IT'S ALSO WHAT HAPPENED WITH
BROCK WESTON IN SASKATCHEWAN.
>> WE GOT DAILY PHONE CALLS
CHECKING IN TO SEE HOW MY
SYMPTOMS WERE.
AND THEN ALSO THEY TALKED WITH
BOTH OF MY
PARENTS TO SEE HOW THEY WERE
DOING, YOU KNOW, JUST CHECKING
IN ON THEM.
>> Reporter: WESTON'S SYMPTOMS
GRADUALLY WENT AWAY AS THEY DO
FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE.
BUT EXPERTS SAY IN SOME CASES A
PERSON'S HEALTH CAN RAPIDLY
WORSEN.
>> WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING THAT
THERE'S
A CRITICAL PERIOD OF TIME,
USUALLY IN THE SECOND WEEK.
>> Reporter: IF AT THAT TIME
PEOPLE STILL HAVE A FEVER OR
HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATH, THEY
SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR
GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
THIS DOCTOR BELIEVES THAT IT'S
PRUDENT TO HAVE A FRIEND OR A
FAMILY CHECK IN, BUT POINTS OUT
THAT THE VIRUS CAN SOMETIMES
TARGET THE HEART.
>> PEOPLE ARE HAVING CARDIAC
ABNORMALITIES WITH THE COVID
VIRUS ACTUALLY ATTACKING THE
HEART MUSCLE.
THOSE CAN BE FATAL WITHIN A
COUPLE OF MINUTES.
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT CLEAR
WHETHER VALDEZ HAD ANY
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
FOR NOW HIS WIFE REMAINS IN
ISOLATION.
>> I'M WORRIED.
I'M A HEALTH CARE WORKER BUT NO
CHOICE.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE -- WHEN YOU
CAN YOU HAVE THIS DISEASE,
RIGHT?
>> Reporter: AND SHE KNOWS
JUST HOW DEADLY AND DEVASTATING
IT CAN BE.
BRIAR STEWART, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> Andrew: SO WE HAVE SEEN HOW
QUICKLY AND SOMETIMES
UNPREDICTABLY THIS VIRUS CAN
TURN, SO LET'S BRING IN
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST
DR. ALLISON McGEER.
DR. McGEER, WHAT IS THAT LINE
WHEN SOMEONE WHO HAS SYMPTOMS AT
HOME SHOULD SAY, OKAY, I'VE GOT
TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL NOW?
>> SO THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT
YOU NEED TO KNOW.
THE FIRST IS THAT THIS ISN'T
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER DISEASES.
SO IT'S THE SAME THINGS THAT
SHOULD MAKE YOU CALL OR ASK FOR
HELP OR TO GET TO A DOCTOR OR A
HOSPITAL WITH ANY OTHER KIND OF
RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION.
AND THE THINGS THAT WE MOST
COMMONLY WORRY ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE
HAVE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
FOR YOU ARE SHORT OF BREATH,
IF YOU'RE FEELING DIZZY, IF
YOU'RE FEELING CONFUSED OR NOT
THINKING CLEARLY, THOSE ARE THE
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU THE MOST
WORRIED THAT YOU SHOULD BE IN
TOUCH WITH SOMEBODY.
THE SECOND THING IS THAT MOST
PROVINCES HAVE SOME KIND OF
TELE-HEALTH LINE.
SO IT'S A GOOD TIME IF YOU'RE
WORRIED AND AREN'T SURE WHAT TO
DO,
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL.
AND, FINALLY, WHEN SOMEBODY
TALKS TO YOU ABOUT A DIAGNOSIS
OF HAVING COVID OR YOU SEE
SOMEBODY, IT'S A GOOD THING TO
SAY, OKAY, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO
BE LOOKING FOR, TELL ME WHAT I
SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT, AND IF
I AM WORRIED WHAT IS THE PROCESS
WHEREVER I AM FOR WHO TO CALL OR
WHAT TO DO.
>> Andrew: OKAY, DR. McGEER,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Adrienne: CANADA REPORTED
MORE THAN 50 NEW DEATHS TODAY
FROM THIS VIRUS, BRINGING THE
TOTAL TO AT LEAST 476.
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEW CASES
WERE ADDED IN EVERY PROVINCE AND
ONE TERRITORY.
THE BIGGEST JUMPS WERE WHERE WE
HAVE COME TO EXPECT THEM,
ANOTHER 691 CASES IN QUÉBEC AND
ANOTHER 550 IN ONTARIO.
THAT PROVINCE'S BIGGEST ONE-DAY
GAIN YET.
SO ONTARIO HAS THE SECOND
HIGHEST CASE COUNT IN THE
COUNTRY.
BUT ITS TESTING NUMBERS LAG FAR
BEHIND, AT LEAST THEY DO RIGHT
NOW.
AND AS VIK ADHOPIA TELLS US,
TODAY WORD CAME DOWN FROM THE
PREMIER HIMSELF TO KICK TESTING
INTO HIGH GEAR.
>> SO IT WAS AROUND MID-MARCH --
>> Reporter: EVEN NICK MARSOS'
DOCTOR SUSPECTS THAT HE HAS
COVID-19 BUT HE CAN'T GET
TESTED.
>> IT'S FRUSTRATING TOO.
AND PARTICULARLY SOMEONE WHO
LIVES ALONE WHEN YOU'RE
CONFRONTED WITH SOMETHING LIKE
THIS.
>> Reporter: MARSO HAS NEITHER
TRAVELLED RECENTLY, NOR IS HE IN
A
HIGH-RISK GROUP AND HIS SYMPTOMS
ARE NOT SEVERE SO HE DOESN'T
QUALIFY FOR A TEST IN ONTARIO.
>> ALTHOUGH I HAD SOME LIGHTLY
IMPACTED BREATHING CAPABILITIES,
IT DIDN'T SEEM TO -- IT WASN'T
PREVENTING ME FROM
PERFORMING SORT OF REGULAR
ACTIVITIES AT HOME.
SO IT WAS JUDGED THAT IT WAS A
WATCH-AND-WAIT SITUATION.
>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO
THE RATE OF TESTING FOR
COVID-19, COMPARED TO OTHER
PROVINCES, ONTARIO IS FAR
BEHIND.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE I'M A LITTLE
FRUSTRATED.
>> Reporter: AFTER STRUGGLING
TO BUILD TESTING CAPACITY FOR
WEEKS, ONTARIO IS NOW GETTING
HELP FROM HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE
LABS.
BUT MOST OF THAT EXTRA CAPACITY
STILL ISN'T BEING USED.
>> A LITTLE OVER 3,000 TESTS ARE
TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
WE HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF
13,000 TESTS A DAY AND THERE'S
NO MORE EXCUSES WHY WE SHOULDN'T
BE GETTING 13,000 A DAY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR GOAL.
>> Reporter: AFTER ORDERS FROM
THE PREMIER, THE HEALTH
OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGED THE
RULES IN ONTARIO SHOULD BE
RELAXED.
>> EXPAND THE CRITERIA AND, YOU
KNOW, ENCOURAGE CLINICIANS TO
TEST PEOPLE IF THEY ARE
CONCERNED THAT THE PERSON HAS
SYMPTOMS THAT MAY BE INDICATIVE
OF COVID-19.
>> Reporter: EXPERTS POINT OUT
THAT TESTING ISN'T JUST ABOUT
IDENTIFYING PATIENTS AND THEIR
CONTACTS, BUT UNDERSTANDING THE
SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS WHICH
HASN'T SLOWED DOWN IN ONTARIO.
>> WE CAN'T FIGHT AN ENEMY THAT
WE CAN'T SEE.
WE CAN'T MANAGE AN EPIDEMIC IF
WE DON'T KNOW ITS DIMENSIONS, WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.
>> Reporter: FOR ONTARIO, A
RENEWED PROMISE TO FIND THAT
ENEMY.
>> IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK RIGHT
NOW, AND TEST, TEST, TEST, AND
DON'T STOP TESTING.
>> Reporter: VIK ADHOPIA, CBC
NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Andrew: LONG-TERM CARE
HOMES AROUND ONTARIO CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE WITH AT LEAST 58
FACILITIES REPORTING COVID-19
OUTBREAKS.
ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT IS SEVEN
OAKS IN TORONTO.
>> AS OF THIS MORNING AT SEVEN
OAKS, THERE ARE 45 CONFIRMED
CASES
OF COVID-19, AND 56 PROBABLE
CASES AMONGST THE TOTAL 249
RESIDENTS.
>> Andrew: THE DEATH TOLL HAS
NOW CLIMBED TO 16 AT THE
FACILITY, WITH FOUR OTHER DEATHS
BEING INVESTIGATED AS
POTENTIALLY LINKED TO THE VIRUS.
THERE ARE ALSO 13 STAFF MEMBERS
INFECTED AT THE SEVEN OAKS HOME.
AND QUÉBEC IS ALSO DEALING WITH
DANGEROUS OUTBREAKS AT LONG-TERM
CARE HOMES.
ONE IN LAVAL SEEMS OUT OF
CONTROL WITH GROWING INFECTIONS
IF BOTH RESIDENTS AND STAFF.
AND THE OUTSIDE NURSES WHO HAVE
BEEN BROUGHT IN TO HELP, THEY
SAY IT'S LIKE BEING THROWN INTO
A DISASTER ZONE.
ALISON NORTHCOTT GIVES US A
CLOSER LOOK.
>> Reporter: THE LONG-TERM
CARE HOME IS ONE OF THE HARDEST
HIT.
COVID-19 HAS KILLED 13 PEOPLE
AND INFECTED AT LEAST 115.
>> IT'S HARD.
IT'S REALLY HARD.
>> Reporter: NURSE SYLVIE
MORAN SAYS THAT SHE'S STRESSED
AND WORRIED ABOUT CATCHING THE
VIRUS HERSELF OR GIVING IT TO A
RESIDENT OR A COLLEAGUE.
>> IT'S SAD, BECAUSE THE
PATIENTS THAT GET IT AND DIE,
THEY DIE SO FAST.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT IN MY
PROFESSION.
>> Reporter: THE QUÉBEC
GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT NEARLY HALF
OF THE DEATHS FROM COVID-19 HAVE
BEEN IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
IN RESPONSE THEY HAVE STARTED
MOVING HEALTH CARE WORKERS FROM
HOSPITALS AND CLINICS INTO THE
HOMES TO HELP.
>> WE KNOW THAT THE MOST
VULNERABLE TO THE VIRUS ARE THE
ELDERLY.
WE CONCENTRATE OUR EFFORTS IN
OUR RESIDENCES FOR SENIORS.
>> Reporter: CBC NEWS SPOKE
WITH NURSES WHO MADE THAT MOVE
TO THE HOME IN LAVAL.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE
IDENTIFIED, BUT SAID THAT THERE
WAS LITTLE DIRECTION, NO
TRAINING AND INSUFFICIENT
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
ONE DESCRIBED BEING IN A ROOM
WITH 20 INFECTED RESIDENTS WITH
INSTRUCTIONS TO SIMPLY TRY AND
KEEP THE PATIENTS ALIVE.
ANOTHER DESCRIBED THE SITUATION
FOR PATIENTS AS INHUMANE.
MORAN SAYS THAT STAFF ARE
WORKING IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
IS FAR FROM NORMAL FOR ANYONE.
>> WE CAN'T GIVE OUR BEST, IT'S
TOO MUCH TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
IT'S REALLY -- IT'S REALLY A
HARD SITUATION.
>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT
THE HEALTH AUTHORITY SAID THAT
THERE IS ENOUGH PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT FOR STAFF AND NOW A
TEAM IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT
PREVENTION MEASURES ARE
FOLLOWED.
TODAY THE GOVERNMENT SAID THAT
IT IS
RAMPING UP ITS RESPONSE WITH
WIDESPREAD TESTING AT ITS
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO TEST
EVERYBODY -- WE'RE GOING TO TEST
THE SENIORS, WE'RE GOING TO TEST
THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE
THE COVID-19.
>> Reporter: THE SIRENS
BLARING HERE THIS AFTERNOON WERE
A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY FROM POLICE
AND FIREFIGHTERS.
>> WE'RE NOT GIVING UP.
WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE OURSELVES.
>> Reporter: FOR THOSE INSIDE
THIS HOME WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO
CONTAIN THE VIRUS.
ALISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS,
MONTRÉAL.
>>> Adrienne: FEDERAL
PROGRAMMES ARE REALLY BEING PUT
TO THE TEST AS THE PRIME
MINISTER RETURNED TO PARLIAMENT
HILL TODAY.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU ARRIVED AT THE
WEST BLOCK TO ATTEND HIS FIRST
IN-PERSON CABINET MEETING IN
SEVERAL WEEKS.
HE'D BEEN SELF-ISOLATING SINCE
MID-MARCH WHEN HIS WIFE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
SOPHIE GRÉGOIRE TRUDEAU SAID
LATE LAST MONTH THAT SHE HAD
RECOVERED.
BUT CANADA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
REMAINS IN THE DISTANT FUTURE.
TODAY THE MINISTERS SET OUT TO
SHOW THAT THEY'RE DOING WHAT IS
REQUIRED TO PUMP MONEY WHERE
IT'S NEEDED.
DAVID COCHRANE HAS THE LATEST ON
A PROGRAMME IN PROGRESS MEANT TO
KEEP WORKERS ON THE JOB.
>> Reporter: IT'S THE BIGGEST
A PROGRAMME IN PROGRESS MEANT TO
KEEP WORKERS ON THE JOB.
>> Reporter: IT'S THE BIGGEST
RELIEF PROGRAMME IN CANADIAN
HISTORY, AND IT'S BEING CHANGED
ON THE FLY.
>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: WE WANT TO MAKE THESE
EMERGENCY MEASURES AS EFFECTIVE
AND INCLUSIVE AS WE CAN SO WE'RE
LISTENING AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
ALONG THE WAY.
>> Reporter: THE LATEST
ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDE MAKING IT
EASIER FOR BUSINESSES AND
CHARITIES TO SHOW THEIR MONTHLY
REVENUE HAD DROPPED AT LEAST
30%.
AND REQUIRING JUST A 15% DROP
FOR MARCH BECAUSE SHUTDOWNS CAME
MID-MONTH.
>> FOR THOSE COMPANIES THAT SAID
THIS WOULDN'T QUITE FIT ME, WE
MAKE SURE THAT IT FITS THEM.
>> Reporter: A BETTER FIT AND
A BETTER DEAL.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: IN
ORDER TO MAKE IT SIMPLER AND
COST-EFFECTIVE FOR EMPLOYERS TO
RE-HIRE WORKERS, THE GOVERNMENT
IS PROPOSING TO REFUND EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE, THE CANADA PENSION
PLAN, THE QUÉBEC PARENTAL
INSURANCE PLAN, AND THE QUÉBEC
PENSION PLAN AS WELL.
>> Reporter: ALREADY AIR
CANADA IS BUYING INTO THE
PROGRAMME AND USING IT TO
RE-HIRE 16,500 EMPLOYEES THAT IT
LAID OFF LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
AGO.
>> THAT WAS THE EXACT INTENT OF
THE WAGE SUBSIDY, IT'S DESIGNED
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE
INCOME.
>> Reporter: THE WAGE SUBSIDY
WILL ALSO APPLY TO CANADA'S
ENERGY SECTOR, FLATTENED BY
COVID-19
AND A PRICE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA
AND SAUDI ARABIA.
THIS STILL NEEDS PARLIAMENTARY
APPROVAL AND THE LIBERALS ARE
STILL NEGOTIATING THE FINAL
VERSION
WITH THE OPPOSITION PARTIES.
PLUS A PROMISE IS TO TWEAK AND
TO TWEAK AGAIN TO HELP AS MANY
COMPANIES AS POSSIBLE.
>> THE ABSOLUTE OBJECTIVE IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF
THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED TO
PREVENT THAT RECESSION FROM
BECOMING A DEPRESSION.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT
ALSO WANTS TO GUARD AGAINST
FRAUD.
A COMPANY THAT GETS A SUBSIDY
THAT IT DIDN'T NEED WILL HAVE TO
PAY IT BACK.
BUT ANYONE WHO TRIES TO RIP OFF
THE PROGRAMME WILL FACE STIFF
FINANCIAL PENALTIES AND UP TO
FIVE YEARS IN JAIL.
DAVID COCHRANE, CBC NEWS,
OTTAWA.
>> Adrienne: MONTHLY PAYMENTS
OF $2,000 HAVE STARTED ROLLING
OUT TO WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR
INCOME TO THE PANDEMIC.
IN FACT, SOME WHO SIGNED UP FOR
DIRECT
DEPOSIT HAVE BEEN PAID TWICE.
IT'S NOT A MISTAKE.
THE CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE
BENEFIT IS RETROACTIVE TO MARCH
15th.
SO THE FIRST $2,000 COVERS YOU
UNTIL APRIL 11th.
IF YOU HAVE ALSO RECEIVED YOUR
SECOND PAYMENT, REMEMBER THAT IT
HAS TO LAST UNTIL MAY NINTH.
>> EVERYONE NEEDS TO MANAGE HIS
OR HER BUDGET ON THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S $2,000
PER MONTH, REGARDLESS OF WHEN
THAT $2,000 IS ACTUALLY
DEPOSITED.
>> Adrienne: THE GOVERNMENT
HAS TRIED TO SPREAD OUT
APPLICANTS ACCORDING TO MONTH OF
BIRTH.
TOMORROW IS FOR PEOPLE BORN IN
OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER.
>> Andrew: SO MONEY IS FLOWING
FOR SOME, BUT MANY STUDENTS
DON'T QUALIFY FOR THAT BENEFIT.
AND THEIR OUTLOOK FOR SUMMER
JOBS MIGHT BE PRETTY BLEAK.
TODAY THE GOVERNMENT DID
ANNOUNCE A WAY TO SHORE UP THEIR
PROSPECTS.
HERE'S CAMERON MacINTOSH WITH
HOW IT MIGHT HELP.
>> Reporter: EVEN ON A SNOWY
SPRING DAY, ALEX SQUIRE IS
THINKING OF SUMMER.
SHE HAD A GIG LINED UP, WHICH
SHE HOPED THAT WOULD LEAD TO
FULL-TIME WORK.
>> BUT THE UNCERTAINTY NOW, IT'S
PRETTY MUCH VANISHED.
>> Reporter: A FULL-TIME
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT, SOON TO
GRADUATE, SHE'S LOOKING FOR
ANYTHING THAT WILL PAY THE
BILLS.
>> AND THAT'S A CONCERN IS THAT
THERE WON'T BE ANY JOBS FOR
STUDENTS.
>> Reporter: TODAY THE PRIME
MINISTER PROMISED CHANGES TO THE
CANADA SUMMER JOBS PROGRAMME.
>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: WE WILL NOW GIVE
C.S.J. EMPLOYERS A SUBSIDY OF UP
TO 100% TO COVER THE COSTS OF
HIRING STUDENTS.
>> Reporter: TRUDEAU SAYS THAT
IT WILL FUND 70,000 JOBS FOR
STUDENTS AGED 15 TO 30, AND LET
EMPLOYERS KEEP STUDENTS BEYOND
THE SUMMER.
>> IT OPENS UP THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR MORE EMPLOYERS.
>> Reporter: LILY LUMSDEN
HELPS TO PLACE STUDENTS WITH
EMPLOYERS.
SHE SAYS THIS CAN BENEFIT BOTH
ESSENTIAL SERVICES NOW AND
BUSINESSES THAT REOPEN LATER.
>> STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE
EMPLOYMENT.
BUT ALSO THOSE
EMPLOYERS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE
SOME SUPPORT AND BEING ABLE TO
EXTEND THOSE PLACEMENTS.
>> Reporter: BUT RIGHT NOW
MANY STUDENTS WHO WERE IN SCHOOL
FULL-TIME WON'T QUALIFY FOR THE
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE
BENEFIT.
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WORK WHILE
IN SCHOOL.
>> I THINK THAT THIS IS A
PIECEMEAL MEASURE AND THAT IT'S
NOT GOING TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS
THE DIRE FINANCIAL SITUATION
THAT THE STUDENTS AND RECENT
GRADUATES ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHAT MAKES
FINDING WORK SO URGENT FOR
SQUIRE.
SHE WORRIES ABOUT ULTIMATELY
GRADUATING INTO A STAGNANT
ECONOMY.
>> EVEN IF I MAKE IT THROUGH
SORT OF LIKE FINANCIALLY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, LIKE WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER THAT?
>> Reporter: NOW THERE'S ONLY
70,000 POSITIONS FUNDED AND
THERE'S UP TO TWO MILLION
STUDENTS LOOKING FOR WORK THIS
SUMMER IN CANADA.
COMPETITION FOR THE JOBS THAT
ARE OUT THERE WILL BE STIFF.
CAMERON MacINTOSH, CBC NEWS,
WINNIPEG.
>> Andrew: NOW MANY OF YOU
HAVE BEEN TELLING US HOW
CONCERNED YOU ARE ABOUT YOUR
MONEY.
SO ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT WE'LL BE
DEVOTING PART OF OUR PROGRAMME
TO THAT VERY SUBJECT -- THE
FINANCIAL EXPERTS WILL ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 15
MINUTES.
>> Adrienne: BRITISH COLUMBIA
IS RAMPING UP ENFORCEMENT OF
QUARANTINE ORDERS FOR TRAVELLERS
RETURNING TO THE PROVINCE.
ANYONE ENTERING THE PROVINCE
MUST NOW HAVE A WRITTEN PLAN
DETAILING HOW THEY WILL
SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS.
>> THAT PLAN MUST BE APPROVED BY
B.C. OFFICIALS, AND IF THERE IS
NOT A SELF-ISOLATION PLAN, A
QUARANTINE SITE WILL BE PREPARED
AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THOSE
INDIVIDUALS UNTIL THEY CAN GET
THEMSELVES TOGETHER.
>> Adrienne: PREMIER JOHN
HORGAN SAYS THAT THE NEW
REQUIREMENT IS EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY, BUT STARTING FRIDAY
PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS WILL BE IN
PLACE AT VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT AND THE BORDER CROSSINGS
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PLANS ARE
COMPLETED.
THE OFFICIALS ARE REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
CANADIANS ARRIVING HOME FROM
ABROAD AND ON THOSE REPATRIATION
FLIGHTS.
>>> SOME 30 HEALTH CARE WORKERS
AT CAPE BRETON REGIONAL HOSPITAL
ARE IN ISOLATION TONIGHT AFTER
HAVING HAD CONTACT WITH A
PATIENT WHO INITIALLY TESTED
NEGATIVE BUT WAS LATER FOUND TO
BE INFECTED WITH COVID-19.
>> COVID PRECAUTIONS NEED TO BE
MAINTAINED AROUND THAT
INDIVIDUAL, EVEN IF AN INITIAL
TEST MAY COME BACK NEGATIVE.
>> Adrienne: THE PROVINCE SAYS
THAT IT IS CONSIDERING WAYS TO
BRING STAFF BACK FROM ISOLATION
EARLIER THAN THE RECOMMENDED 14
DAYS.
>> AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE JUST
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DATA THAT WILL
TELL US EXACTLY WHEN WE'LL SEE
THAT PEAK.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY
TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE
MORE YOU FLATTEN THE CURVE, THE
LONGER WE STRETCH THIS OUT, AND
THAT'S INTENTIONAL.
>> Adrienne: SASKATCHEWAN'S
HEALTH AUTHORITY SAYS THAT IT IS
WAY TOO EARLY TO TELL WHEN THE
PANDEMIC WILL PEAK IN THE
PROVINCE, BUT MODELING RELEASED
TODAY SHOWS THAT OFFICIALS ARE
PLANNING FOR 3,000 TO 8,000
DEATHS AND APPROXIMATELY 20 TO
200 DAILY INTENSIVE CARE
ADMISSIONS.
THE PROVINCE SAW 11 NEW CASES
TODAY FOR A TOTAL OF 271.
>> Andrew: PEOPLE WHO HAVE
RECOVERED FROM COVID-19 MAY BE
KEY TO HELPING THOSE WHO ARE
STILL SICK.
AS CHRISTINE BIRAK EXPLAINS,
THERE'S A CANADIAN-LED STUDY
LOOKING AT WHETHER THEIR
ANTIBODIES COULD BE THE
ANTIDOTE.
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> Reporter: AFTER WEEKS IN
ISOLATION THIS WAS THE MOMENT
THAT DIANA BARENT WAS WAITING
FOR.
>> I FINALLY GOT A NEGATIVE FOR
THE VIRUS.
AND A POSITIVE FOR THE
ANTIBODIES.
AND I WILL BE GOING TO DONATE MY
PLASMA.
>> Reporter: PLASMA IS THE
YELLOW LIQUID PART OF YOUR BLOOD
THAT CONTAINS ANTIBODIES.
WHEN A VIRUS GETS INSIDE THE
BODY, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM ATTACKS
THE INFECTION.
DOCTORS WORLDWIDE ARE ASKING IF
PLASMA FROM PATIENTS WHO HAVE
RECOVERED FROM COVID-19 CAN HELP
TO HEAL THOSE WHO ARE STILL
INFECTED.
IT'S AN OLD TREATMENT THAT'S
BEEN TRIED DURING OTHER
PANDEMICS DATING BACK TO 1918.
>> THE ANECDOTAL DATA COMING
FROM CHINA IS PROMISING.
THE HISTORY OF THE USE OF THIS
PRODUCT IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES IS
PROMISING.
>> Reporter: THIS CHINESE
STUDY SAW POSITIVE RESULTS, BUT
THERE WERE ONLY FIVE PATIENTS.
TO GET ANSWERS, CANADIAN
SCIENTISTS WILL BE LEADING THE
WORLD'S LARGEST CLINICAL TRIAL.
>> EVERY SINGLE UNIVERSITY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, EVERY
HOSPITAL SITE HAS SAID, YES, WE
WILL DO THIS.
AND I CAN TELL BY THE EMAIL
FLURRY THAT EVERYBODY IS WORKING
24/7 TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: STARTING IN ABOUT
THREE WEEKS THE TRIAL WILL
INCLUDE 1,200 COVID-19 PATIENTS
MAINLY IN QUÉBEC AND ONTARIO
HOSPITALS.
TWO-THIRDS WILL BE INFUSED WITH
ANTIBODY-RICH PLASMA AND THE
REST WILL GET STANDARD CARE.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT THE MOST
THING THAT WE'RE
WORRIED ABOUT IS INCLUDING
ENOUGH DONORS SO THAT WE HAVE
ENOUGH PLASMA TO GO AROUND.
>> Reporter: THEY'LL NEED
DONATIONS FROM AT LEAST 800
RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS TO
MAKE IT ALL WORK.
AMERICAN PATIENTS LIKE BARENT
HAVE ALREADY STARTED HANDING
OVER THEIR PLASMA FOR EMERGENCY
USE.
>> TAKE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.
>> Reporter: IT'S JUST LIKE
DONATING BLOOD AND SCIENTISTS
ARE HOPING THAT CANADIANS WILL
ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVE TO FIGURE
OUT IF PLASMA IS A WORTHY
TREATMENT OR NOT.
CHRISTINE BIRAK, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: A MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT AT GROUND ZERO OF
THIS PANDEMIC.
11 WEEKS OF LOCKDOWN ARE NOW
OVER.
[BELLS TOLLING]
WUHAN, CHINA, BEGINS MOVING
AGAIN.
UP NEXT, WHY LIFE THOUGH IS FAR
FROM BACK TO NORMAL.
>> WE CALL 5555 FOR A PROTECTIVE
CODE BLUE.
>> Andrew: WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU
INSIDE THE
E.R. FOR A LOOK AT HOW CANADIAN
HOSPITALS ARE PREPARING FOR A
WAVE OF PATIENTS.
>> I'M WONDERING WHAT'S GOING TO
BE DIFFERENT HERE IN TWO YEARS'
TIME.
>> Adrienne: WHAT COULD LIFE
HERE LOOK LIKE POST-PANDEMIC?
WE LOOK TO THE PAST FOR HINTS OF
THE FUTURE.
WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
COVID-19 HAS CROSSED ANOTHER
THRESHOLD IN THIS PANDEMIC.
ACROSS THE GLOBE, THERE ARE NOW
MORE THAN A MILLION AND A HALF
CONFIRMED INFECTIONS.
NEARLY A THIRD OF THEM IN THE
UNITED STATES.
AS FOR DEATHS, THE U.S. NUMBERS
ARE IN THE SAME RANGE AS SPAIN,
ITALY AND NOW FRANCE.
THOSE HARDEST HIT COUNTRIES ARE
LOSING MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE
EACH.
AND THE COUNTRY THAT ONCE
CARRIED THE BURDEN OF THE MOST
ILLNESSES AND DEATHS -- CHINA --
NOW HAS THE MOST RECOVERED
CASES.
OVER 77,000.
SO THERE IS SOME HOPE IN THOSE
CASE NUMBERS.
AND IN THE CHINESE CITY OF WUHAN
TOO.
AS SASA PETRICIC TELLS US, THE
LOCKDOWN THAT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT
THERE SINCE THE END OF JANUARY
HAS FINALLY BEEN LIFTED.
>> Reporter: EXACTLY 11 WEEKS
AFTER WUHAN WAS LOCKED DOWN, ITS
ROADS AND RAILS OPENED UP.
FLIGHTS ALSO STARTED FLOWING AS
DID SO MANY EMOTIONS FOR THOSE
NOW FREE.
WONG WON-CHU COULD NOT LEAVE HER
HOUSE ONCE SINCE JANUARY.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: "IT WAS SO
SUDDEN," SHE SAYS, "I DIDN'T
KNOW THAT I'D BE STUCK FOR SO
LONG."
STILL ALL OF THE PASSENGERS IN
HAZMAT SUITS AND ALL OF THE
TEMPERATURE TESTS SHOW THAT
WUHAN WON'T BE BACK TO NORMAL
ANYTIME SOON.
THE FIRST CITY TO BE RAVAGED BY
CORONAVIRUS REMAINS A MAZE OF
BARRIERS AND CHECKPOINTS.
OFFICIALS STILL URGING PEOPLE TO
KEEP CLOSE TO HOME SO THAT
INFECTIONS DON'T RESTART.
WUHAN IS OPENING NOW BECAUSE
IT'S ONLY HAD THREE CASES IN THE
PAST THREE WEEKS.
YET FEAR OF THE VIRUS FILLS THE
PLACE.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: "IT'S HARD TO
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ALL OF
THOSE INFECTED PEOPLE HERE WITH
NO SYMPTOMS," HE SAYS.
SORROW IS ALSO PERVASIVE.
TOO DEEP TO BE SWEPT AWAY BY A
MEMORIAL MOMENT OF SIRENS AND
HORNS LAST WEEKEND.
OFFICIALLY ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE
DIED IN THE CITY, THOUGH MANY
BELIEVE THAT THE REAL NUMBER WAS
MUCH HIGHER.
MANY BLAME THE GOVERNMENT FOR
INITIALLY TRYING TO HIDE THE
OUTBREAK.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: "THE COVER-UP BY
WUHAN OFFICIALS LED TO MY
FATHER'S DEATH," SAYS JAN HAI,
"I NEED APOLOGY AND
COMPENSATION."
TONIGHT CHINESE STATE TV SHOWED
THE SPECTACLE OF WUHAN.
BATHED IN LASERS AND COLOURED
LIGHTS AND PRESENTED AS A
MIRACLE RECOVERY.
IN REALITY, IT'S A SIGN OF WHAT
THE REST OF THE WORLD FACES WHEN
IT TOO LEAVES LOCKDOWN.
SASA PETRICIC, CBC NEWS, TOKYO.
>> Andrew: BRITISH PRIME
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS
SPENDING A THIRD NIGHT IN
INTENSIVE CARE, BUT OFFICIALS
SAY THAT HIS CONDITION IS
IMPROVING.
>> I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT HE
HAS BEEN SITTING UP IN BED AND
ENGAGING POSITIVELY WITH THE
CLINICAL TEAM.
>> Andrew: JOHNSON TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ABOUT TWO
WEEKS AGO AND WAS ADMITTED TO
HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY.
HE'S RECEIVED OXYGEN BUT HASN'T
REQUIRED A VENTILATOR.
IN THE U.K., NEARLY 61,000
PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19.
MORE THAN 7,000 HAVE DIED.
>>> NOW PANDEMIC OR NO PANDEMIC,
THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CARRIES ON.
BUT NOW WITHOUT BERNIE SANDERS.
HE DROPPED OUT TODAY, LEAVING
JOE BIDEN CLEAR TO TAKE ON
DONALD TRUMP.
THE CBC'S KATIE SIMPSON TELLS US
HOW THE CORONAVIRUS PLAYED A
PART.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Reporter: BERNIE SANDERS IS
TRYING TO PULL OFF WHAT CAN ONLY
BE DESCRIBED AS THE MOST BERNIE
SANDERS OF MOVES.
KNOWN FOR BEING WHOLLY COMMITTED
TO HIS IDEAS AND UNWILLING TO
COMPROMISE, HE'S DROPPING OUT OF
THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, BUT
REFUSING TO PULL HIS NAME FROM
THE BALLOT.
>> WE MUST CONTINUE WORKING TO
ASSEMBLE AS MANY DELEGATES AS
POSSIBLE AT THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE
TO EXERT SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE
OVER THE PARTY PLATFORM AND
OTHER FUNCTIONS.
>> Reporter: THE UNUSUAL
STRATEGY BRINGS TO AN END THE
CAMPAIGN OF THE ONE-TIME
FRONT-RUNNER.
HIS PROMISES OF REVOLUTION, FREE
HEALTH CARE AND COLLEGE TUITION
RESONATED WITH YOUNG ENERGETIC
SUPPORTERS AND CELEBRITY
ACTIVISTS ALIKE.
>> WE JUST WANT WHAT YOU HAVE IN
CANADA.
IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH?
[Cheers and Applause]
I MEAN, IF YOU GET SICK, YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE A DOCTOR.
>> Reporter: BUT SANDERS WAS
UNABLE TO GROW HIS BASE.
AND WHEN JOE BIDEN STARTED
ATTRACTING A DIVERSE COALITION
OF SUPPORTERS, THE INDEPENDENT
SENATOR KNEW THAT HE WAS IN FOR
A FIGHT, A FIGHT THAT ENDED WHEN
CORONAVIRUS MADE IT UNSAFE TO
HOLD RALLIES.
>> IF YOUR CAMPAIGN LIKE BERNIE
SANDERS FEEDS OFF THE OXYGEN OF
LARGE PASSIONATE SUPPORTERS WHO
ARE THERE IN PERSON AND THE
CORONAVIRUS JUST SNUFFED THAT
OUT.
>> Reporter: BY NOT EXPLICITLY
ENDORSING BIDEN, DEMOCRATS FEAR
THAT SANDERS MAY TRIGGER A
REPEAT OF 2016 WHEN SOME OF HIS
SUPPORTERS REFUSED TO VOTE FOR
HILLARY CLINTON.
FEELING LEFT BEHIND, THEY LOOKED
TO ANOTHER OUTSIDER.
>> President Donald Trump:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I GOT A LOT OF THEM IN THE LAST
ELECTION, THAT SURPRISED PEOPLE,
BUT IT DIDN'T SURPRISE ME.
NO, THOSE ARE GREAT PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: AS FOR HIS
LEGACY, SANDERS HAS CHANGED THE
CONVERSATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY, PUSHING IT TO THE
PROGRESSIVE LEFT.
SOME IDEAS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN
LAUGHED AT FOUR YEARS AGO NOW
GET SERIOUS DEBATE.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> Adrienne: AHEAD TONIGHT,
BEHIND THE SCENES AS CANADA'S
HOSPITALS PREPARE FOR A WAVE OF
COVID-19 CASES.
DOCTORS HERE ARE RUNNING DRILLS
AFTER REALIZING THAT UNLIKE NEW
YORK THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE
TIME TO GET READY.
>> Andrew: AND IN JUST A FEW
MOMENTS WE'LL HAVE OUR EXPERTS
JOINING US HERE TO TAKE YOUR
COVID-19 QUESTIONS, BUT THOSE
ABOUT MONEY.
LIKE THIS ONE -- WHAT DO I DO
ABOUT MY RRSPs MELTING AWAY?
THAT'S COMING UP.
(*)
(*)
>> Andrew: WELCOME BACK.
IT IS THAT TIME IN THE PROGRAMME
WHERE WE ANSWER YOUR COVID-19
QUESTIONS.
AND TONIGHT THEY'RE FINANCIAL
ONES.
LOTS OF CANADIANS NOW STRUGGLING
TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND THEY HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE AND WHAT
HELP IS AVAILABLE.
SO TWO PERSONAL FINANCIAL
EXPERTS ARE JOINING US,
LESLEY-ANNE SCORGIE AND KERRY
TAYLOR.
HELLO TO THE TWO OF YOU, THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US.
KERRY, YOU'RE GOING TO START US
OFF AND HERE'S THE FIRST
QUESTION GOING TO YOU.
I HAVE BEEN HIT WITH REDUCED
HOURS SO I'M STILL TECHNICALLY
EMPLOYED BUT NOT MAKING ENOUGH
TO LIVE.
WHAT SUPPORTS ARE THERE FOR ME?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND
THERE'S A KNOWN GAP.
NOT ALL CANADIANS QUALIFY FOR
THE CANADIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
BENEFIT.
THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR E.I. AND
THEY DON'T QUALIFY
FOR THE WAGE SUBSIDY THAT IS
COMING UP.
SO THE GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING TO
FILL THIS GAP FOR FREELANCERS
AND CONTRACT EMPLOYEES AND GIG
ECONOMY WORKERS.
THE OTHER GAP ARE THE STUDENTS.
SO WE NEED TO SIT TIGHT AND SEE
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT PUTS
TOGETHER FOR THESE GROUPS OF
PEOPLE.
>> Andrew: ALL RIGHT.
LESLEY-ANNE, THIS NEXT QUESTION
IS FOR YOU.
I'M 71 YEARS OLD AND MY PENSION
IS DOWN 30%, I HAVE NO OTHER
SOURCES OF INCOME, WHAT SHOULD I
DO?
>> FOR THIS PARTICULAR SCENARIO,
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ROLLED OUT A
NEW -- IT'S A REDUCTION ON WHAT
YOU HAVE TO REMOVE FROM EVERY
YEAR.
IT'S DOWN 25%.
TO BUY SENIORS A LITTLE BIT MORE
TIME
FOR THEIR PORTFOLIOS TO RECOVER.
ON THE GOOD NEWS THOUGH, THE
C.P.P. AND OLD-AGE SECURITY
BENEFITS ARE NOT CHANGING, SO
THAT INCOME CAN BE RELIED UPON.
>> Andrew: OKAY, KERRY, HERE'S
ANOTHER QUESTION -- IF I CAN'T
AFFORD RENT AND MY LANDLORD
ISN'T WILLING TO BEND, WHAT ARE
MY OPTIONS?
>> WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU CAN SIT
TIGHT BECAUSE THE COURTS ARE
CLOSED AND ALL OF THE PROVINCES
HAVE SUSPENDED OR HALTED
EVICTIONS.
SO YOU'RE SAFE FOR NOW.
THE GOOD THING ALSO IS THAT YOU
CAN ASK YOUR LANDLORD TO APPLY
FOR A MORTGAGE DEFERRAL.
THEY JUST NEED TO CALL UP THEIR
BANK AND THEY CAN DEFER THEIR
MORTGAGE FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS
AND THIS WILL GIVE YOU WIGGLE
ROOM WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING THE
RENT.
NOW MOST LANDLORDS ARE BEING
VERY FLEXIBLE BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC.
SO OFFERING TO PAY PARTIAL RENT
AND TO MAKE A BUDGET AND SEE
WHAT YOU CAN OFFER GOES A LONG
WAY TO KEEPING THE GOODWILL
GOING.
AND THERE ARE PROVINCES LIKE
BRITISH COLUMBIA THAT ARE
OFFERING SUBSIDY TO LANDLORDS.
IT'S UP TO $500.
THEY JUST NEED TO PLAN, AND IT
GOES STRAIGHT TO THEM.
AND OTHER PROVINCES MAY BE
FOLLOWING SUIT.
>> Andrew: BUT THE MORTGAGE
DEFERRAL -- THAT'S INTERESTING
-- EASING
THE PRESSURE ON THEM SO THEY CAN
EASE THE PRESSURE ON YOU.
LESLEY-ANNE, WHAT DO I DO ABOUT
MY RRSPs MELTING AWAY?
>> SO IF YOU'RE YOUNG, YOU RIDE
THIS OUT.
BUT IF YOU'RE NEAR TO
RETIREMENT, YOU NEED TO MAKE A
SHIFT IN YOUR PORTFOLIO.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ALWAYS DO
IN OUR PORTFOLIO IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE PROPER ASSET
ALLOCATION AND DIVERSITY.
A SLICE FOR WHAT WE CALLED FIXED
INCOME AND A
SLICE FOR CASH AND SOME
EQUITIES.
SO, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE YOUNG YOU
CAN RIDE THIS OUT AND THE
INVESTMENT COMMUNITY DOES AGREE
THAT THE RECOVERY ROAD IS GOING
TO BE LONG, POSSIBLY THREE PLUS
YEARS.
SO HANG IN THERE.
>> Andrew: ALL RIGHT.
LESLEY-ANNE AND KERRY, GOOD
ADVICE AS ALWAYS AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
AND EVERY NIGHT WE TAKE YOUR
QUESTIONS.
TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE OUR
DOCTORS BACK TO ANSWER THEM.
SO LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'D LIKE
TO KNOW.
MESSAGE US DIRECTLY ON INSTAGRAM
AT @CBCTHENATIONAL OR SEND US AN
EMAIL TO COVID@CBC.CA BUT JUST
BE SURE TO PUT "THE NATIONAL" IN
THE SUBJECT LINE.
>> Adrienne: THERE'S NO DOUBT
THAT OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED
DURING THIS PANDEMIC, BUT WILL
THAT CHANGE STICK ONCE THIS IS
OVER?
>> I DO THINK THAT WE'RE IN A
SIMILAR SITUATION
TO A MAJOR WORLD WAR.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, WE LOOK AT
HOW MAJOR EVENTS IN THE PAST
CHANGED OUR LIVES FOR A HINT OF
WHAT COULD BE OUR FUTURE.
FIRST THOUGH HERE'S ANDREW.
>> Andrew: IN THE REALM OF
THINGS THAT WE TOUCH THAT OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE TOUCHED -- MAIL AND
PACKAGES ARE RIGHT UP THERE.
SO HOW WORRIED SHOULD WE BE?
WELL, LET'S START WITH HOW LONG
THIS CORONAVIRUS SURVIVES ON
INANIMATE OBJECTS.
IT'S HOURS TO DAYS, DEPENDING ON
THE SURFACE.
SO ON SOMETHING LIKE PAPER OR
CARDBOARD, EARLY STUDIES SAY
IT'S LESS THAN A DAY.
SO THE TIME IT SPENT IN YOUR
MAILBOX MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN
ENOUGH TO KILL THE VIRUS, BUT
WHAT ABOUT FRESHLY DELIVERED
PACKAGES?
>> THE ISSUE IS PEOPLE, NOT
THINGS, OKAY?
YOU'RE IN MORE DANGER OF GETTING
CLOSE TO THE DELIVERY PERSON
THAN YOU ARE OF ACCEPTING THE
PACKAGE FROM THE DELIVERY PERSON
BECAUSE IT'S FRESH DROPLETS FROM
PEOPLE THAT ARE THE PROBLEM.
>> Andrew: SO THE MOST
PRACTICAL ADVICE WHENEVER YOUR
MAIL WAS
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
IT'S NO UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY
THAT COVID-19 HAS CHANGED THE
WORLD.
THIS ERA WILL LIKELY MAKE A
PRETTY THICK CHAPTER IN A
HISTORY BOOK ONE DAY.
BEING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT,
IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SAY HOW
THAT CHAPTER WOULD READ.
BUT LET'S TRY.
BY COMPARING THIS CRISIS TO ONES
OF THE PAST AND HOW THOSE MAJOR
UPHEAVALS CHANGED WHO WE ARE AND
HOW WE LIVE.
AS PEOPLE, AS CITIES, AS
COUNTRIES, WE CAN SOMETIMES FIND
OURSELVES MEASURING LIFE IN THE
DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER SOMETHING
SERIOUS HAS CHANGED US.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS,
AND HARDLY THE FIRST.
>> I DON'T LIKE THE LANGUAGE OF
WAR, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE'RE
IN A SIMILAR SITUATION TO A
MAJOR WORLD WAR.
>> Adrienne: CANADA'S MARGARET
McMILLIAN, THE HISTORIAN, SAYS
THAT THIS COUNTRY'S EXPERIENCE
WITH WORLD WARS ALSO LED TO MORE
INTRUSIVE GOVERNMENT AND THAT
WILL LIKELY HAPPEN NOW TOO.
>> WE HAVE TO GET ALL OF THE
RESOURCES IN SOCIETY THAT WE
CAN.
WE HAVE TO GET PEOPLE WORKING
TOGETHER.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO INTERVENE
IN WAYS THAT IT WOULDN'T
NORMALLY DO.
>> THE INCREDIBLE NEWS WAS
RUSHED TO THE SOLDIERS IN THE
FRONT LINE THAT THE WAR WAS
OVER.
>> Adrienne: AND TEMPORARY
MEASURES CAN SOMETIMES LAST.
CONSIDER THE INCOME TAX THAT YOU
PAY NOW.
IT WAS BROUGHT IN AFTER THE
FIRST WORLD WAR TO SUBSIDIZE THE
EFFORT AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
SHORT-LIVED.
IT NEVER WENT AWAY.
>> THE DEMANDS OF WAR IN CANADA
AND IN BRITAIN MEANT THAT THE
GOVERNMENTS BEGAN TO HAVE TO
SQUEEZE RESOURCES OUT OF
SOCIETIES.
AND THEY FOUND TO THEIR PLEASANT
SURPRISE, I HAVE TO SAY, THAT
THEY COULD SQUEEZE OUT MORE THAN
THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD.
IT BECAME SOMETHING THAT THE
GOVERNMENTS BEGAN TO RELY ON.
>> Adrienne: NEW TAXATION AND
REGULATION MAY BE COMING NOW
TOO, ALONG WITH CHANGES IN OUR
SENSE OF FREEDOM.
THINK ABOUT LIFE AFTER 9/11.
WITHIN WEEKS, SCARED WESTERN
POPULATIONS ACCEPTED
RESTRICTIONS ON FREEDOMS IN THE
NAME OF SAFETY, INCLUDING STRICT
SCREENINGS AT AIRPORTS, WHICH
ARE JUST ROUTINE NOW.
>> I THINK THAT IT MAY WELL
HAPPEN WITH THE CURRENT EPIDEMIC
THAT WE MIGHT BE PREPARED TO
HAVE MONITORING ON OUR PHONES,
TO HAVE OUR TEMPERATURES TAKEN
MORE OFTEN, IF IT'S GOING TO
DEFEAT THE VIRUS.
>> Adrienne: YOU KNOW THAT
YOU'VE CHANGED WHEN A SUGGESTION
LIKE THAT DOESN'T SOUND AS
PREPOSTEROUS AS IT MIGHT HAVE
WEEKS AGO WHAT DO YOU MAKE ABOUT
THIS SCENE?
A MEETING IN THE PARK.
NORMAL NOW, RIGHT?
WHAT MIGHT LOOK UNSAFE IN THE
ERA OF COVID IS HOW NARROW THE
CITY SIDEWALKS APPEAR.
WILL THEY ONE DAY BE WIDENED
BECAUSE OF THIS?
>> I'M WONDERING WHAT'S GOING TO
BE DIFFERENT HERE IN TWO YEARS'
TIME.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START
HAVING MORE NUANCED DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT DENSITY.
WHAT KIND OF DENSITIES ARE
POSSIBLY
DETRIMENTAL IN PANDEMICS.
>> Adrienne: SHE STUDIES HOW
DISEASES ALTER OUR ENVIRONMENTS.
WATCH, SHE SAYS, FOR A BOOST IN
PARKS AFTER THIS.
MUCH THE WAY THAT CENTRAL PARK
IN NEW YORK WAS DEVELOPED,
DESIGNED BY AN ARCHITECT WHO
ONCE WORKED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
>> WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE
BUILDING OF CENTRAL PARK, HE
TALKED ABOUT IT AS A WAY TO
BRING CLEAN AIR INTO THE CITY,
AND A
PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD FIND
REFUGE.
>> Adrienne: HE DID THAT AFTER
A YELLOW FEVER PANDEMIC IN NEW
YORK.
FRESH AIR IN THE CITY, COVETED
THEN, AND MAY AGAIN BE
CHAMPIONED WHEN WE GET THROUGH
THIS.
AND WE WILL.
WE'LL ALSO ONE DAY LOOK AT THE
DIFFERENCES IN OUR LIVES BEFORE
AND AFTER COVID-19.
>>> NEXT, WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE
A CANADIAN HOSPITAL AS THEY
BRACE FOR THE WORST.
>> CAN I GET A PROTECTED CODE
BLUE, PLEASE.
>> Adrienne: THE PRACTISE
DRILLS AND THE PREPARATIONS
RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.
>>> BUT FIRST, WE ASK WHAT KEEPS
YOU UP AT NIGHT AND SO HERE'S
TONIGHT'S PANDEMIC DIARY.
>> HI, I'M BRITTANY TUCKER.
AND I AM 33 YEARS OLD.
I'M FROM COLD LAKE, ALBERTA.
I'M THE MOM OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER.
AND I'M CURRENTLY SELF-EMPLOYED
AND I AM CONTRACTED TO MY
FAMILY'S COMPANY.
WE OFFER AUTO DETAILING.
OUR BUSINESS HAD BEEN SO BUSY IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WE WERE BOOKED WEEKS IN ADVANCE.
AND THEN EVER SINCE ALL OF THIS
PANDEMIC STARTED, WE'VE SLOWED
DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING.
AND FOR THE TIME BEING WE'RE
BEING FORCED TO CLOSE OUR DOORS.
AND NOW IT'S JUST -- IT'S LIKE A
GHOST TOWN HERE.
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH SO MUCH, AND I FEEL THAT
THIS MIGHT BE THE STRAW THAT
BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK.
THE ONLY THING THAT BRINGS ME
HOPE IS THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS
THAT THIS WILL END AND WE'LL ALL
BE IN THE SAME BOAT AND WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO GET OUT
OF THIS MESS THAT WE'RE IN.
YEAH
>> I'M JAYME POISSON AND
TOMORROW ON CBC'S DAILY NEWS
PODCAST "FRONTBURNER," THE VIEW
FROM WUHAN, CHINA, WHERE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN AND A CITY-WIDE
QUARANTINE HAS JUST BEEN LIFTED
AFTER 76 LONG DAYS.
SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR
PODCASTS.
>> Andrew: HOSPITALS AROUND
THE WORLD ARE OVERWHELMED WITH
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER IN NEW YORK,
IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A WAR
ZONE
WITH PATIENT BEDS SPILLING INTO
HALLWAYS AND CRITICAL SUPPLIES
RUNNING LOW.
NOW CANADA IS STILL WAITING FOR
ITS PEAK BUT AS DAVID COMMON
SHOWS US, EMERGENCIES ARE
PREPARING.
-- EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE
PREPARING.
[SIRENS]
>> Reporter: IN A DOWNTOWN
TORONTO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT,
STAFF ARE AT THE READY.
>> MICHELLE HAS NOTIFIED THE
TEAM LEADER AND WE CALLED 5555
FOR A PROTECTED CODE BLUE.
>> Reporter: INSIDE MOUNT
SINAI HOSPITAL THEY'RE
PRACTISING WHAT IS KNOWN AS A
PROTECTED CODE BLUE.
>> EVERYONE HAVE THEIR GOWNS?
>> Reporter: DR. CATHERINE
VARNER LEADS THE RESPONSE.
>> SO NOW ACROSS THE WORLD
PATIENTS ARE COMING INTO
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SCENARIO
WHERE A PATIENT IS GOING TO NEED
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS TO HELP THEM
TO BREATHE AND THAT INCLUDES
PUTTING A BREATHING TUBE DOWN
THEIR THROAT.
>> YOU RECOGNIZE THE PATIENT AT
RISK FOR RAPID DETERIORATION AND
CALLS FOR HELP.
>> CAN I GET A PROTECTED CODE
BLUE, PLEASE.
>> Reporter: IN RUNNING THESE
REHEARSALS THE CANADIAN HEALTH
WORKERS HAVE TIME TO PRACTISE.
THOSE IN HARD-HIT NEW YORK DID
NOT.
AND MANY WORKERS BECAME
INFECTED.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT
TORONTO'S MOUNT SINAI IS
ACTUALLY BEING REPEATED IN
HOSPITALS RIGHT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, BIG AND SMALL, AS
HEALTH CARE WORKERS INSIDE TRY
TO GET READY FOR THE WAVE THEY
KNOW THAT IS COMING.
>> WHAT IS EVERYONE GOING TO BE
WEARING?
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO N95s AND
WE'RE GOING TO DO A FACE SHIELD
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO GOWNS.
>> Reporter: WHEN DOING THIS
ON A REAL COVID PATIENT THEY
MORE PROTECTIVE GEAR BUT WITH
THIS IN SHORT SUPPLY THEY'RE
USING PRACTISE GEAR.
IN A REAL SCENARIO THE WHOLE
ROOM COULD BE CONTAMINATED.
>> WHEN YOU PUT A TUBE IN THEIR
THROAT THERE'S THE RISK OF AIR
SALIVA IN THE VIRUS.
MEANING THAT THE VIRUS COULD
VERY QUICKLY END UP ALL OVER THE
ROOM AND ACTUALLY STAY IN THE
ROOM FOR MANY HOURS.
>> Reporter: WHEN IT'S OVER,
THEY'RE CAREFULLY STRIPPING AWAY
THE EQUIPMENT, READY FOR THE
NEXT PATIENT.
>> WE HAD MORE TIME TO PRACTISE
LOOKING AFTER THESE PATIENTS IN
OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS SUCH
THAT WE CAN BE READY FOR WHEN
THE PATIENTS ARE ACTUALLY COMING
IN, REALLY SICK, REALLY UNWELL,
AND NEEDING OUR CARE, BUT WE CAN
PROVIDE OUR CARE IN A WAY THAT
IS SAFE TO US.
>> Reporter: IN ONTARIO, THAT
WAVE MAY NOW JUST BE DAYS AWAY.
>> WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN HERE.
>> Reporter: TEAMS INSIDE ARE
RAMPING UP FOR IT.
DAVID COMMON, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Andrew: AND WHEN WE COME
BACK, A SPECIAL WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY IN ISOLATION.
HOW A YELLOWKNIFE FAMILY MANAGED
TO MARK THE MILESTONE TOGETHER.
THEIR "MOMENT" IS NEXT.
>>> FIRST THOUGH, IN THEIR
HEYDAY, ONE MAN COULD HOLD THE
RESPECT OF JOHNNY CASH AND DOLLY
PARTON AND BOB DYLAN, THIS MAN,
JOHN PRINE.
THE SINGER/SONGWRITER DIED LAST
NIGHT AT THE AGE OF 73, AFTER
COMPLICATIONS DUE TO COVID-19.
HE'S A LEGEND AND HERE'S WHAT
MADE PRINE SPECIAL TO HIS LAST
DAYS.
>> * I WAS SITTING IN THE DANCE
CLASS COUNTING MY TOES WHEN THE
RADIATOR BROKE *
* IT ALL FROZE 
* I GOT STUCK WITHOUT MY CLOTHES
NAKED *
* NAKED AS THE EYES OF A CLAM 
>> I WOULD SAY THAT JOHN PRINE
IS THE SECOND GREATEST AMERICAN
SONGWRITER EVER -- POSSIBLY THE
GREATEST.
>> * THAT'S THE WAY THAT THE
WORLD GOES ROUND *
* YOU'RE UP ONE DAY 
* THE NEXT YOU'RE DOWN 
>> I WOULD SAY THAT HE'S
PROBABLY ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE
SONGWRITERS AND THE FAVOURITE
SONGWRITER AND PROBABLY
INFLUENCED A LARGE NUMBER OF THE
SONGS THAT YOU KNOW AND LOVE.
>> * I AM AN OLD WOMAN 
* NAMED ME AFTER MY MOTHER 
>> YOU KNOW, YOU GO BACK TO
"ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY" AND THAT
SONG IS DAMNED NEAR PERFECT.
AND HE'S WRITING FROM A
PERSPECTIVE OF A WOMAN.
HE DID IT IN AN ERA WHEN PEOPLE
WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO
THAT.
>> IT'S EASY FOR HIM TO ACCESS
THIS LEVEL OF PROFOUNDITY THAT
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK REALLY
HARD TO GET TO.
>> IT SEEMS THAT IT JUST COMES
OUT OF HIM LIKE WALKING DOWN THE
STREET.
>> * AS THE CAFÉ WAS CLOSING *
* ON A WARM SUMMER NIGHT 
>> JOHN CAME AND PLAYED A
PERFORMANCE IN MY LIVING ROOM
AND WE INVITED A WHOLE BUNCH OF
FANS AND FELLOW MUSICIANS.
JOHN STARTED SINGING A SONG, YOU
KNOW, WITH THIS LYRIC WHICH WAS
SOMETHING LIKE -- * AN OLD
BROKEN BOTTLE *
>> AIN'T IT FUNNY HOW AN OLD
BROKEN BOTTLE LOOKS JUST LIKE A
DIAMOND RING.
AND I LOOK AT GORDON LIGHTFOOT
AND GORDON LIGHTFOOT HAS A TEAR
COMING DOWN HIS FACE.
AND JIM CUDDY IN THE BACK FROM
BLUE RODEO HAS A TEAR AND SAM
CASH HAS A TEAR AND TARA LIGHTS
HAS A TEAR AND I HAVE A TEAR.
I STARTED LOOKING AROUND AND
JOHN PRINE WAS CRUSHING ALL OF
US.
>> * THERE'S A HOLE IN DADDY'S
ARMS WHERE ALL THE MONEY GOES *
>> PRINE IS LIKE A SECRET TO A
LOT OF PEOPLE THAT IF YOU'RE
INTO JOHN PRINE, YOU'RE REALLY
INTO JOHN PRINE.
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>> Adrienne: WHAT A GREAT
PICTURE.
THIS IS GAVIN AND BETTY HOLLIS
64 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY GOT
MARRIED.
NOW ALL THOSE YEARS LATER, WELL,
IT'S AN ANNIVERSARY CERTAINLY
WORTH CELEBRATING.
BUT WITH EVERYONE IN ISOLATION,
THEIR FAMILY COULDN'T GO TO
THEIR PARTY, SO INSTEAD THEY
CELEBRATED THE ONLY WAY THEY
COULD THESE DAYS, THROUGH VIDEO
CALL.
AND THAT IS OUR "MOMENT."
(*)
>> THE FACT THAT I COULD SEE MY
GRANDPA TAKE A BITE, AND HEAR
HIS LITTLE MOANS AND GROANS
ABOUT HOW DELICIOUS IT IS AND
SEE HIS EYE OPEN WIDELY AS HE'S
LOOKING AT ALL OF THE BANANA
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, LIKE, IT
WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE
WEREN'T EXPECTING.
>> IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THEM
AND TO SEE MY GRANDPA SMILING
AND JUST SEE MY GRANDMA, SHE
JUST LOOKED SO GOOD.
>> MY DAD, HIS ONE EYE WOULD
JUST SPARK AND HE JUST HAS THIS
SPARKLY SMILE.
HE'S TURNED INTO A PERSON OF
MAYBE FEWER WORDS,
YOU KNOW, THAN WE HAD OVER THE
YEARS BECAUSE HE WAS QUITE A
CHATTER AS WELL.
BUT WHEN HE SPEAKS IT'S JUST --
YOU CAN JUST FEEL THE
APPRECIATION, THE GRATITUDE.
THEY WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN IN
THEIR GLORY THAT DAY.
IN BETWEEN SEVERAL NAPS, OF
COURSE.
[laughter]
>> Adrienne: SO A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT GAVIN AND BETTY.
THEY MET AS TEENAGERS AT A DANCE
IN SCOTLAND.
THEY MOVED TO CANADA.
AND THEN THEY WENT TO
YELLOWKNIFE TO BE CLOSER TO
THEIR GRANDKIDS AND THEIR
GREAT-GRANDKIDS.
AND ACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE WHO
WORK AT THE HOME WHERE THEY
LIVE, THE LOVE THEY HAVE THAT
THE KIDS TALKED ABOUT THERE IS
STILL MAGNETIC.
>> Andrew: AND TEAR INDUCING,
APPARENTLY TOO.
ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS SAYING
THAT THEY WERE DECORATING THE
CAKE AND JUST WATCHING THEM
SITTING THERE AND HOLDING HANDS,
THE WHOLE STAFF WAS IN TEARS.
>>> THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR
THIS APRIL 8TH.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> Adrienne: GOODNIGHT.
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