 
SPECIFIC TREND.
BUT SORT OF A COMPOSITE LOOK 
AND IT IS WATCHED VERY 
CAREFULLY.
THE OTHER IS TO TEST, TRACE, 
FOLLOW-UP, QUARANTINE AND 
ISOLATE BECAUSE THE CONCEPT 
RIGHT NOW IS TO KEEP THIS 
EPIDEMIC UNDER CONTROL BY 
HAVING A PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM 
TO CLAMP DOWN ON EVERY OUTBREAK 
AND EVERY LITTLE FIRE THAT 
COMES UP.
BUT IF THERE IS LOTS OF THEM, 
WHICH IS NOT WHAT WE WANT TO 
SEE, HEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
CAPACITY MUST BE MONITORED AS 
WELL.
>> THANK YOU, DR. TAM.
NEXT QUESTION ON THE LINE?
>> THANK YOU.
>> Operator: THE NEXT QUESTION 
[Speaking French] 
>> Reporter: [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
HELLO.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY 
QUESTION.
I'D LIKE THE SPEAK ABOUT 
[INAUDIBLE] IN SCHOOLS.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE IN 
QUEBEC AND IN ONTARIO.
IN ONTARIO, IT HAS BEEN CHOSEN 
TO IMPOSE THE MASK MEASURE 
STARTING AT 4TH GRADE.
I'M ASKING WHAT HEALTH CANADA'S 
POSITION IS.
ARE YOU IN FAVOUR OF ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL STUDENTS WEARING A MASK?
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THIS?
>> WOW.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
FIRSTLY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT 
THE -- THAT HEALTH CANADA 
DOESN'T HAVE A POSITION.
WE AGREE WITH OUR AUTHORITIS IN 
ALL PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF 
CARRYING OUT ANALYSES ON ALL 
PUBLIC DATA AND EXPERIENCES IN 
OTHER COUNTRIES.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN 
WE LOOK AT SCHOOLS IS WHEN WE 
LOOK AT COMMUNITY SPREAD.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHETHER OR 
NOT THERE IS A SPREAD OUT OF 
CONTROL IN THE COMMUNITY.
IN CANADA, WE HAVE DONE A VERY 
GOOD JOB AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE 
NOW AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE 
ASKING OURSELVES WHAT SHOULD BE 
DONE NEXT WITH SCHOOLS.
THERE REALLY IS A CONSENSUS?
-- THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE 
CERTAIN THINGS WE CAN DO TO 
CONTROL THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE 
SOME UNANTICIPATED 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHEN IT COMES TO CHRONIC 
ILLNESS AND CHILDREN, ALL 
EXPERTS TELL US THAT MENTAL AND 
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN.
AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE 
SCHOOL SITUATION.
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT TO THEIR SOCIAL 
DEVELOPMENT FOR THEM TO BE 
STIEBL PLAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN 
AND TO MEET OTHER STUDENTS AT 
THEIR SCHOOL.
AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE ARRIVED 
AT THIS POINT WHERE WE NOW ARE.
REGARDING COVID-19, WE KNOW 
THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN LEVELS 
OF PROTECTION, SUCH AS SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, FOR EXAMPLE.
GOOD HAND WASHING, HYGIENE, FOR 
EXAMPLE.
AND WEARING FACIAL COVERINGS OR 
NONMEDICAL MASKS.
AND THAT IS TRUE IN ALL 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES.
AND WE CAN LOOK AT EACH SCHOOL 
AND ITS PARTICULAR 
INFRASTRUCTURE TO FIND OUT WHAT 
A SITUATION WILL BE WITH THE 
STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS TO 
ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE GOOD 
ACCESS TO HAND WASHING STATIONS.
WHEN IT COMES TO HAND WASHING, 
THE POSITION ISN'T QUITE SO 
CLEAR CUT.
WE KNOW THAT -- OR RATHER WHEN 
IT COMES TO SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
IT IS NOT AS CLEAR CUT.
WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN ARE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DISEASEFUL 
BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN 
TRANSMIT IT TO THE SAME EXTENT 
THAT ADULTS CAN.
AFTER [INAUDIBLE], IT IS 
BELIEVED THAT CHILDREN BECOME 
LIKE ADULTS AND THEY TRANSMIT 
THE DISEASE IN THE SAME WAY 
THAT ADULTS DO AFTER THE AGE OF 
10 YEARS.
THOSE THAT MUST BE MADE FOR 
EACH PROVINCE AND TERRITORY TO 
DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO 
FACILITATE SOCIAL DISTANCING OF 
TWO METRES.
AND THERE ARE OPTIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, PERHAPS A COHORT 
OF STUDENTS COULD BE MAINTAINED 
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE 
SCHOOL YEAR.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAVE 
THE MATTER OF MASKS.
FROM LOOKING AT OTHER COUNTRIES 
IN THE WORLD AND ALSO FROM 
LOOKING AT PROVINCE AND 
TERRITORIES, WE CONSIDER THAT 
WEARING THE SMAFK A VERY 
IMPORTANT FOR ALL CHILDREN OVER 
10 YEARS OF AGE.
WE HAVE SCIENTIFIC DATA AND WE 
KNOW THAT IT IS EFFECTIVE TO 
WEAR A FACIAL COVERING.
AND SO IT MIGHT TABLE OFF TO 
GET USED TO IT AND NOT TO TOUCH 
YOUR FACES, ET.
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I 
BELIEVE THAT ALL PROVINCE AND 
TERRITORIES ARE STILL ANALYZING.
A POLITICAL RECOMMENDATION HAS 
BEEN ISSUED IN CERTAIN 
PROVINCES.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE 
ANALYZING AND EXPERIENCING THIS 
MATTER.
THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN THIS 
COVID-19 CONTEXT WILL BE A 
CERTAIN TYPE OF EXPERIMENT.
I HAVE HEARD IT SAID THAT ALL 
YOUNG CHILDREN AREN'T CAPABLE 
OF WEARING A MASK BECAUSE THEY 
WILL BE CAPABLE OF A MASK AND 
SO ON.
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GIVING 
ENOUGH CREDIT TO CHILDREN.
I THINK THAT CHILDREN -- SOME 
CHILDREN HAVE EVEN STARTED TO 
GET USED TO WEARING MASKS OVER 
THE SUM SEARCH IT IS NOT A 
QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT 
THEY'RE CAPABLE OF WEARING THE 
MASKS, THE REAL QUESTION IS CAN 
CHILDREN WEARING MASKS HELP 
STOP THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: WHEN 
WE LOOK AT THE DATA, WE SEE 
THAT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER 
OPTIONS, BUT THAT IS THE OPTION 
THAT WE HAVE NOW, GIVEN THE 
DATA.
THANK YOU.
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION?
THANK YOU.
I DO NOT HAVE A FOLLOW-UP 
QUESTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Reporter: [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
QUESTION FROM RADIO-CANADA.
HERE I AM IN PERSON.
I JUST LOOK INTO WHAT YOU'RE 
SAYING ACTION MASKS.
BUT I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
I UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTION OF 
THE MASKS AND I UNDERSTAND 
MASKS ARE EFFECTIVE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT CHILDREN 
ABOVE THE AGE OF 10 YEARS CAN 
SPREAD THE DISEASE THE SAME WAY 
THAT ADULTS SPREAD THE DISEASE.
SO WE HAVE AN EFFECTIVE 
SOLUTION AND WE HAVE POPULATION 
THAT CAN SPREAD THE VIRUS LIKE 
ADULTS CAN BUT WE'RE NOT USING 
THAT AND USING A MASK, FOR 
EXAMPLE, A STORE.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO 
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DON'T SAY NA 
THAT WOULD BE THE BEST SOLUTION.
I KNOW THAT PROVINCES HAVE TO 
MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION.
BUT YOU JUST SAID THANK YOU YOU 
JUST SAID, THAT IT'S EFFECTIVE 
AND WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR 
CHILDREN OVER THE AGE OF 10 TO 
WEAR THE MASK.
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
ANSWER -- YES.
BUT AS I SAID, GIVEN ALL THE 
WELL-SOUNDED SCIENTIFIC DATA 
THAT WE HAVE, TO DATE, WE'VE 
LOOKED AT TWO GROUPS SUCH AS 
UNDER THE AGE OF 10 AN CHILDREN 
OVER THE AGE OF 10.
THIS IS A CURRENT ISSUE THAT 
SHOULD BE DISCUSSED AND MANAGED 
IN ALL PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES.
AND THIS IS WHY EACH PROVINCE 
AND TERRITORY HAS DEVELOPED ITS 
OWN STRATEGY LOOKING AT THE 
DATA.
BECAUSE DIFFERENT SCIENTISTS 
CAN LOOK AT THE SAME DATA AND 
MIGHT DEDUCT DIFFERING CON  -- 
CONCLUSIONS FROM THE SAME DATA.
WHAT I SEE IS THE FOLLOWING.
YES.
CHILDREN OVER THE AGE OF 10 
SPREAD THE DISEASE THE SAME WAY 
ADULTS DO.
I THINK THAT IS EVEN THE POLICY 
IN QUEBEC.
ISN'T IT?
CHILDREN OF 11 OR 12 YEARS OF 
AGE ARE CONSIDERED LIKE ADULTS 
AND THEY MUST WEAR THE MASK.
NOW AT SCHOOL, I THINK THAT THE 
PRINCIPLE REMAINS THE SAME.
I THINK THE QUESTION CAN BE 
POSED, PERHAPS THEY WON'T LOOK 
AT A CERTAIN AGE SPECIFICALLY, 
BUT IF WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE 
DATA, WE CAN SEE THAT THERE IS 
NOT A LOT OF EVIDENCE TO 
SUGGEST THAT VERY YOUNG 
CHILDREN SPREAD THE DISEASE TO 
OTHER YOUNG CHILDREN OR OTHER 
ADULTS.
AND ANOTHER THING IS THE 
FOLLOWING.
IT CONCERNS YOUNG CHILDREN.
AND IT IS PART OF -- AND I 
CONCERNS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
SO YOU VERY YOUNG CHILDREN USE 
THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OF THEIR 
TEACHERS TO UNDERSTAND AND SO 
WEARING MASKS -- WEARING A MASK 
IN THAT SENSE COULD REALLY 
DIMINISH.
>> [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
SECOND QUESTION -- REGARDING 
TOURISM.
SOMME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT A 
14-DAY QUARANTINE IS MANDATORY.
WHEN RE-ENTERING CANADA.
THAT IS HARMFUL TO TOURISM.
THAT DOESN'T HURT COMPANIES 
WHATSOEVER .
IS THERE  ANY WAY THAT IT COULD 
BE DETERMINED THROUGH TESTING 
OR OTHERWISE?
DO YOU THINK RESTRICTIONS WILL 
BE RELAXED FOR PEOPLE RETURNING 
TO CANADA?
ANSWER -- 
YES, WELL REGARDING TECHNOLOGY 
AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE 
VIRUS, IS WE KNOW THAT THE 
INCUBATION PERIOD IS 14 DAYS.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT NOW.
IT'S 14 DAYS FOR THE INCUBATION 
PERIOD.
NOW REGARDING OUR BORDER AND 
TOURISM, I CAN TELL YOU A STORY.
I'M A TREKKIE.
I'M LIKE A TREKKIE IN ENGLISH, 
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CAN'T DO 
AS YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE A TREKKIE 
AND SHOW YOUR BADGE AND GO 
THROUGH.
WE'RE NOT AT THAT STAGE YET 
WITH COVID-19.
BUT PERHAPS WITH MORE WORK, 
BETTER TESTING METHODS WILL BE 
DISCOVERED.
WE HAVE MANY RESEARCHERS 
WORKING ON TESTS.
AND SOME TESTS ARE NOT YET 
RELIABLE.
THEY'RE STILL BEING TESTED.
SO WE DON'T KNOW YET.
PERHAPS AT SOME POINT, THANKS 
TO A COMBINATION OF TECHNOLOGY 
AND NEW DATA ON THE VIRUS, 
THINGS WILL CHANGE.
BUT THE POLICY REMAINS THE SAME.
FOR THE TIME BEING.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY 
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY, BECAUSE 
IT IS QUITE ADVANCED, IS 
LIMITED IN TERMS OF EFFICACY 
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK ON 
OLDER PHONE AND OFTEN TIMES 
OLDER PHONES ARE OWNED BY 
ELDERLY CANADIANS OR LOWER 
INCOME CANADIANS WHO ARE 
GREATLY AFFECTED BY COVID-19?
>> YES.
SO THE COVID ALERT APP IS A 
NOTIFICATION APP TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OTHER AUDIENCES UNDERSTAND 
THIS.
IT ALERTS PEOPLE IN AN 
ANONYMOUS WAY IF SOMEONE WHO 
TESTS POSITIVE PUTS A CODE IN A 
PHONE AND ALERTS PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE BEEN IN APPROXIMATELY HALF 
THAT PHONE.
SO I HAVE ALSO HEARD SOME 
FEEDBACK OVER THE WEEKEND IN 
TERMS WHAOF YOU JUST SAID WHICH 
IS OVER PHONE, PERHAPS PAST THE 
SORT OF FIVE-YEAR KIND OF 
NEWNESS -- IS THAT A WORD -- 
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE 
APP MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE AND 
I'M NOT A TECHNOLOGIST.
I THINK THAT HAS TO GO BACK TO 
THE COMPANY FOR THAT PARTICULAR 
INDICATION.
AND TO LOOK AT IT FROM A PUBLIC 
HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, YOU'RE 
RIGHT IN THAT THERE COULD BE 
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO 
PHONES, WHO DON'T HAVE THE NEW 
AND LATEST PHONE, WHO MAY NOT 
BE ABLE TO USE THIS.
BUT I STILL THINK THAT IT IS AS 
MANY PEOPLE WHO CAN DOWNLOAD IT 
AND USE IT AS POSSIBLE WILL 
MAKE THE APP MORE SUCCESSFUL.
AND I'M ACTUALLY THINKING IN 
DISCUSSION OF MEDICAL OFFICERS 
OF HEALTH, IT MAY NOT BE THE 
BROAD COVERAGE THAT YOU NEED.
BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE IN A 
SITUATION, FOR EXAMPLE, BEFORE 
YOU WALK INTO A PUB, BEFORE YOU 
WALK INTO A NIGHTCLUB OR OTHER 
PLACES THERE COULD BE A BUNCH 
OF PEOPLE THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW 
WHO'S NOT IN YOUR SPECIFIC 
SOCIAL CIRCLE WHERE 
NOTEFICATION IS PARTICULARLY 
IMPORTANT.
SO, MAYBE ALSO TARGETING THE 
APPLICATION IN CERTAIN SETTINGS 
AND ASKING USERS TO DOWNLOAD IT 
WHO MAY, IN FACT, BE THE 
YOUNGER GENERATION WITH THE 
PHONES IS STILL, I THINK, VERY 
RELEVANT FOR THAT SETTING.
BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS IS 
SOMETHING NEW AND AS THE 
APPLICATION IS BEING PILOTED 
AND TESTED, SOME OF THESE 
FEEDBACKS WILL COME BACK, WHICH 
I THINK WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE 
RELEVANT PEOPLE WHO CAN ADDRESS 
THAT.
WHICH I CAN'T DO.
I STILL THINK, DESPITE THESE 
GAPS, WE NEED TO HAVE A GO AT 
USING I.
AND IT MAY NOT HAVE TO BE BROAD 
COVERAGE EVERYWHERE, BUT 
CERTAIN SETTINGS THAT MIGHT BE 
THE EXACT SETTINGS THAT YOU 
WANT TO USE IT IN, WORKPLACES 
OR OTHER AREAS WHERE IT IS 
REALLY HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE 
AROUND YOU ARE NOTIFIED WITHOUT 
YOU HAVING TO REACH THEM OR 
PUBLIC HEALTH, HAVING REALLY 
TRYING TO CATCH PEOPLE UP AS 
FAST AS THEY CAN.
IT MIGHT HELP.
SO, THAT'S AT LEAST HOW I LOOK 
ATE.
BUT DO I THINK THAT IF THERE 
ARE LIMITATIONS, PLEA SEND 
THESE QUESTIONS IN AND THEY 
WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE RIGHT 
PLACE, I THINK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: JUST AS A 
FOLLOW-UP.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU, THEN.
A, HOW DO YOU PROPOSE REACHING 
THOSE PEOPLE OF LOWER INCOMES 
AND OLDER CANADIANS WHO MAY BE 
FALLING THROUGH THAT TECHNOLOGY 
GAP AND, B, IN YOUR SUGGESTION 
OF A LOCATION-BASED THING, ARE 
YOU EVEN EXPLORING THE 
POSSIBILITY OF A DIFFERENT APP 
OR DIFFERENT NOTIFICATION 
SYSTEM THAT MAY BE APPLICABLE 
TO NIGHT CLUBS, PUBS OR BARS?
>> ONE THING THAT I WAS 
THINKING IS THESE ARE JUST SOME 
OF THE DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER 
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS.
NOW THEY'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO, 
WELL, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR 
CLIENT LIST AND KEEP IT FOR A 
WHILE.
WELL, THIS COULD ACTUALLY BE 
VERY USEFUL.
USE THE COVID ALERT APP.
BUT THAT COULD ACTUALLY BE 
QUITE HELPFUL IF IT'S KIND OF 
DIFFICULT TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, 
CONTACT LISTS.
BUT THAT IS THE KIND OF 
CONCEPT, I THINK PUBLIC HEALTH 
LOCALLY WILL PROVIDE THESE KIND 
OF DIRECTIONS TO THEIR 
BUSINESSES OF THESE LOCATIONS.
I COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 
BENEFIT.
I THINK WE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF IT 
AS JUST ANOTHER TOOL AND CAN'T 
REPLACE THE OTHER EXISTING 
TOOLS.
SO, FOR THE HARD-TO-REACH 
POPULATIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH WILL 
STILL BE DOING THE VERY -- AS 
RAPID AS POSSIBLE, THE CONTACT 
TRACING AND INDIVIDUAL CONTACT 
TRACING THAT'S REQUIRED.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE PANDEMIC IS 
SHOWING THE DAYS PERIOD OF 
TIMETIES IN THE PANDEMIC ITSELF 
AND THE ACCESSIBILITY TO 
MEASURES MORE BROADLY.
SO THAT IS A WIDER SOCIETAL 
ISSUE AND I THINK SOME OF THE 
SUPPORTS PROVIDED TO THIS 
ADVANTAGED POPULATIONS ARE 
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS ONE 
LAYER, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY 
LAYER.
WE MAY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO 
RESORT TO SOME OF THESE OTHER 
MEASURES, LIKE KEEPING 
ENTRANCES TO ANY ESTABLISHMENT 
LISTS OR PUBLIC HEALTH BEING 
ABLE TO -- WITH EVERYBODY'S 
COOPERATION, SHOW UP TO BE 
TESTED.
SHOW UP TO BE CONNECTED IF 
YOU'VE BEEN TOLD A CERTAIN 
SETTING HAS EXPERIENCED AN 
OUTBREAK.
THOSE TRADITIONAL MEANS WILL 
CONTINUE.
THIS AS AN ADDITIONAL 
FUNCTIONALTY.
>> THANK YOU, DR. TAM.
>> Reporter: TAM PARRY WITH CBC.
DR. BONNIE HENRY OUT IN B.C. IS 
SAYING SHE IS HAVING A HARD 
TIME GETTING RELIABLE 
INFORMATION FROM AIRLINES TO 
TRY AND DO CONTACT TRACING.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE HEARING 
THAT FROM OTHER PROVINCES, HOW 
BIG AN ISSUE THIS IS AND I 
GUESS HOW MUCH HARDER IT MAKES 
IT AND IS THERE ANYTHING YOU 
CAN DO  ABOUT IT IN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT?
>> SO GETTING -- WHAT DR. HENRY 
IS REFERING TO IS GETTING WHAT 
WE CALL A PLANE MANIFEST HAS 
ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE.
AND AN AIRLINE THAT IS MISSING 
ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION THAT 
YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY REACH THE 
PERSONS IN CERTAIN SEATS.
IF THEY STAYED IN THE RIGHT 
SEATS, THAT IS.
SO THERE IS A NUMBER OF 
ENHANCEMENTS THAT WOULD BE 
HELPFUL.
ONE IS, OF COURSE, THE ABILITY 
FOR US NOW TO COLLECT CONTACT 
INFORMATION ARRIVING 
INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS AND 
THE USE OF THE ARRIVE CAN APP.
IF WE COULD HAVE EVERYBODY USE 
THAT APP, IT WOULD BECOME 
EASIER, I THINK, FOR US TO BE 
ABLE TO ASCERTAIN WHAT FLIGHTS 
INDIVIDUAL HAVE BEEN ON.
BUT IT IS AN AREA THAT OTHER 
DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS TRANSPORT 
CANADA ARE SORT OF WORKING 
THROUGH AS WELL.
WHICH IS WHY, YOU KNOW, AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE EPIDEMIC, 
THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO TRACE 
CONTACTS, WHICH IS QUITE 
DIFFICULT AND WE DIDN'T HAVE 
ANY YIELD.
THERE WASN'T AN ACTUAL 
TRANSMISSION EVENT THAT WE CAN 
DETECT ON THE PLANE.
SO, THE PUBLIC HEALTH ENERGY 
TURNED TO MANAGING THE 
OUTBREAKS DOMESTICALLY.
VERY FEW OF OUR CASES ACTUALLY 
COME FROM TRAVELERS AT THE 
MOMENT.
NOW THAT OUR CASE NUMBERS HAVE 
GONE DOWN, THERE'S BEEN MORE 
INTEREST IN, WELL, WHY DON'T WE 
FOLLOW THESE PLANES AND SEE IF 
THERE'S BEEN ANY CONTACTS AT 
ALL THAT'S BEEN EXPOSED OR 
TRANSMITTED.
BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS WE HAVEN'T 
GOT A REPORTED CASE OF 
TRANSMISSION IN FLIGHT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE IS AN 
OPPORTUNITY GOING FORWARD TO 
MAYBE LOOK AT THAT IN A NEW 
CONCERTED WAY.
SO WITH THE PROVINCES, RIGHT 
NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS JUST 
PUTTING UP A LIST OF FLIGHTS 
WITH A POSITIVE CASE ON IT.
WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED 
DOESN'T MEAN THAT TRANSMISSION 
HAS OCCURRED OR THAT HAS LEAD 
TO A SPREAD IN THE COMMUNITY.
BUT I THINK MORE EFFORT IN HOW 
WE GET THAT CONTACT INFORMATION 
WILL HELP US EVALUATE THE DATA 
BETTER GOING FORWARD.
I THINK WE ARE IN THE PROCESS 
OF HOW WE BETTER DO THAT.
>> JUST IN TERMS OF -- YOU WERE 
TALKING ABOUT BEFORE ABOUT A 
VACCINE NOT BEING A SILVER 
BULLET AND THIS BEING A 
MULTIYEAR PROCESS.
PSYCHOLOGICALLY, HOW DO YOU 
THINK CANADIAN SHOULD BE 
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE, FOR 
THINKING ABOUT KIDS GOING OFF 
TO SCHOOL OR PEOPLE TRYING TO 
PLAN A WEDDING OR THINGS LIKE 
THAT.
WHAT DO CANADIANS HAVE TO KEEP 
IN MIND AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE 
COMING YEARS?
>> I THINK COLLECTIVELY THE 
PUBLIC HELD SYSTEM IS TRYING TO 
LOOK AT WHAT OTHER SUSTAINABLE 
WAYS WE CAN ADJUST OUR DAILY 
LIVES THAT WE CAN JUST KEEP 
GOING.
SO SOME OF THE MORE SUSTAINABLE 
MEASURES, WE KEEP -- WE KEEP 
MESSAGING TO CANADIANS IN TERMS 
OF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THAT 
PHYSICAL DISTANCINGS, DON'T GO 
IN CROWDS, MAINTAIN A NUMBER OF 
CONTACTS AS SMALL AS YOU CAN.
HAND SHY GENE.
BUT ALSO MORE AND MORE TRY TO 
CONVEY THE CONCEPT, WHAT WE 
CALL THE 3Cs.
CLOSED ENVIRONMENT, CROWDED 
ENVIRONMENTS AND IF YOU HAVE 
CLOSE FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH 
SOMEONE, AND SPEAKING TO THEM, 
WE NEED TO ADAM SO THAT 
ESPECIALLY HIGH-RISK PEOPLE 
SHOULD AVOID THOSE SORT OF 
SETTINGS OR TO ADOPT THOSE 
SETTINGS AND REDUCE RISK.
SO YOU'RE SEEING WHETHER IT'S 
SCHOOLS, WHETHER IT'S 
UNIVERSITIES, WHETHER IT'S 
PUBS, ARE TRYING TO ADAPT SO 
THAT WE CAN JUST KEEP GOING 
WITHOUT SORT OF ESCALATING THE 
TRANSMISSION RISK.
AND THIS CONCEPT IS TO KEEP THE 
EPIDEMICS [INAUDIBLE] IN A SLOW 
BURN AND STOP ANY KIND OF 
RESURGENCES SO WE MAY EXPECT TO 
MESSAGE CANADIANS THAT THESE 
THINGS AND WEARING A MASK, BY 
THE WAY AND WHAT WE JUST TALKED 
ABOUT HERE AND BECOMES PART OF 
YOUR DAILY ROUTINE AS YOU GO 
THROUGHOUT THE DOOR, YOU HAVE 
YOUR HAND SANITIZER AND A MASK.
IF YOU GO INTO A CLOSED SPACE, 
YOU WILL PUT IT ON.
IF YOU CAN'T DISTANCE YOURSELF, 
CAN'T PREDICT YOU ARE GOING TO 
DO THAT.
THAT KIND OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE 
DOESN'T COME OVERNIGHT.
BUT WHAT I THINK WE'RE ALL 
HEARTENED BY IS THAT THE 
MAJORITY OF CANADIANS ARE 
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE 
AND KIDS CAN BE TAUGHT SO WE 
BEGIN TO CONTINUE IN THIS SORT 
OF ADJUSTED,ADAPTED WAY OF 
LIVING AND I THINK THAT IS AT 
LEAST ONE ASPECT WHILE WE'RE 
STILL RERNLING TREATMENTS, 
VACCINES AND STANDARD 
DIAGNOSTICS.
SO THE DIAGNOSTICS MIGHT HELP 
US IN CERTAIN WAYS OF NORMAL A 
LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE'LL KEEP REEVALUATING IT.
RIGHT NOW IS THE MOST RELIABLE 
METHOD IS THE ABILITY WHERE WE 
CAN TEST PEOPLE DURING THE 
QUARANTINE PERIOD TO ADAPT THE 
QUARANTINE PERIOD.
THAT IS UNDER ACTIVE 
EVALUATION, BUT IS STILL NOT AS 
CERTAIN AS THAT 14 DAYS.
>> Hannah: THAT IS FEDERAL 
HEALTH OFFICIALS GIVING AN 
UPDATE ON COVID-19 MEASURES.
DR. TERESA TAM THERE SAYS A 
VACCINE IS A VERY IMPORTANT 
ASPECT OF COVID-19 RESPONSE.
BUT SAYS, QUOTE, T NOT THE 
SILVER BULLET SOLUTION.
THIS IS THE SAME MESSAGE THAT 
WAS SHARED BY THE HEAD OF THE 
W.H.O. OVER THE WEEKEND.
BUT THE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE 
ALSO SAYING IT IS IMPORTANT TO 
TEMPER PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS.
AND TO X. ISSUES SUCH AS 
DISTRIBUTION.
SO, SAYING THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND MASKS, AND THEY SAY THEY 
WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THEIR 
PROVINCIAL COUNTERPARTS AND DR. 
TAM WAS ASKED ABOUT THE COVID 
ALERT APP INTRODUCED BY THE 
GOVERNMENT JUST IN LAST WEEK 
AND MANY PEOPLE CAN'T USE IT 
BECAUSE I DOESN'T WORK ON OLDER 
PHONES.
DR. TAM SAYS YES, THEY MA BE 
HAPPENING, THAT THERE MAY BE 
GAPS.
BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO HAVE A 
GO AT USING IT.
RETURNING NOW TO BREAKING NEWS.
A MASSIVE EXPLOSION HAS ROCKED 
LEBANON'S CAPITAL IN BEIRUT.
WE'RE HEARING REPORTS THAT 
THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE 
DEAD THOSE ARE INITIAL REPORTS.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE BLAST AND 
THE POWER HAVE OVERTURNED SOME 
CARS.
THE EXPLOSION APPEARED TO COME 
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