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 >> IAN: GOOD EVENING.
 I'M IAN HANOMANSING.
 TONIGHT, CANADA REACHES A GRIM 
 CORONAVIRUS MILESTONE.
 A DOZEN DEATHS, MORE THAN 1,000
 INFECTIONS AS CANADA TURNS TO A
 WARTIME STRATEGY TO PRODUCE 
 MEDICAL SUPPLIES. 
 >> THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR US TO 
 BE THE EPICENTRE OF THE VIRUS.
 Ian: A QUEBEC MAYOR THINKS 
 QUARANTINE MAY BE THE ANSWER 
 FOR 
 HIS CITY, BRACING FOR A SURGE 
 IN 
 CASES.
 >>> BIG BANKS PROMISE MORTGAGE 
 RELIEF BUT PROMISED WITH DELAYS
 AND DENIALS.
 >>> AND WHAT ABOUT RENTERS?
 70 MILLION AMERICANS ORDERED TO
 STAY HOME.
 >>> AND CHINA DECLARES VICTORY 
 OVER THE VIRUS, BUT A SECOND 
 WAVE COULD BE COMING.
 THIS IS "THE NATIONAL".
 >>> CANADA HAS MOVED PAST 1,000
 CASES.
 214 NEW INFECTIONS IN THIS DAY 
 ALONE.
 THAT IS THE HIGHEST ONE-DAY 
 TALLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC WAS 
 DECLARED.
 AND FROM COAST TO COAST TO 
 COAST, A MASSIVE MOBILIZATION 
 IS 
 STARTING TO SPREAD TO 
 MANUFACTURE EQUIPMENT ON A WAR 
 TIME SCALE.
 SOME QUEBEC HOTELS WILL DONATE 
 SUPPLIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON
 HOSPITALS.
 EDMONTON'S EXPO CENTRE WILL 
 DOUBLE AS AN ILLNESS OVERFLOW 
 AND HOMELESS SHELTER.
 AND CANADA'S MILITARY IS 
 PLANNING FOR A CRISIS THAT 
 COULD LAST FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.
 >>> NOW DESPITE THE BIG JUMP IN
 CASES TODAY, THE THOUGHT IS THE
 REAL SURGE HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
 SO THE GOVERNMENT IS KICKING 
 ITS RESPONSE INTO HIGH GEAR.
 DAVID COCHRANE LEADS OUR 
 REPORTING TONIGHT.
 >> REPORTER: NOT ONLY WHAT 
 CANADIANS ARE MADE OF BUT WHAT 
 CANADIANS CAN MAKE. 
 >> PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN 
 CANADA'S PLAN TO MOBILIZE 
 INDUSTRY TO FIGHT COVID-19. 
 >> REPORTER: IT'S A BIG FIGHT, 
 SO THESE MINISTERS ARE SETTING 
 UP A SYSTEM TO BUILD WHAT 
 CANADA 
 NEEDS. 
 >> THE SITUATION IS FLUID AND 
 EVOLVING RAPIDLY.
 OUR GOAL IS TO BE OVERPREPARED.
 >> REPORTER: THERE ARE STILL 
 SUPPLIES ON THE MARKET, AND 
 CANADA IS BUYING BULK.
 >> WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE 
 11.5 MASKS, WHICH IS OVER AND 
 ABOVE THE ORDER WE RECEIVED OF 
 7.3 MILLION, WHICH DELIVERIES 
 TO 
 BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.
 >> REPORTER: BUT BUYING ISN'T A
 LONG-TERM SOLUTION. 
 >> EVERY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE 
 WORLD THAT IS PREPARING LIKE 
 OURS IS TRYING TO GET THOSE 
 ITEMS, TOO.
 >> REPORTER: AS MORE OF THE 
 WORLD SHUTS DOWN, GLOBAL SUPPLY
 CHAIN COLLAPSE. 
 SOME COUNTRIES ARE BANNING THE 
 EXPORT OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
 >> THIS COUNTRY'S INDUSTRIAL 
 POLICY WILL BE REFOCUSED FOR 
 THE 
 TIME BEING TO PRIORITIZE THE 
 FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. 
 >> REPORTER: THE PLAN IS TO 
 CREATE A DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN.
 THE FIRST LINK, AGREEMENT WITH 
 THREE COMPANIES TO RAMP UP 
 PRODUCTION OF PROTECTIVE 
 EQUIPMENT, VENTILATORS, AND 
 PORTABLE TESTING KITS.
 NEARLY 6,000 COMPANIES HAVE 
 OFFERED HELP, INCLUDING ONES 
 THAT MAKE AUTO PARTS. 
 >> PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN 
 TRUDEAU: SO OUR GOVERNMENT WILL
 HELP THESE COMPANIES SHIFT 
 PRODUCTION FROM AUTO PARTS TO 
 MEDICAL SUPPLIES. 
 >> REPORTER: IT'S A 
 MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PLAN TO 
 HELP 
 BUILD A COVID-19 COMPLEX.
 WHILE CANADA HAS HAD MORE TIME 
 TO PREPARE, THE VIRUS HERE 
 STILL 
 HASN'T REACHED ITS PEAK.
 DAVID COCHRANE, CBC NEWS, 
 OTTAWA.
 >> IAN: THE PRIME MINISTER HAD 
 AN UPDATE FOR A2345IDIANS -- 
 CANADIANS STILL TRYING TO 
 RETURN 
 HOME. 
 >> PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN 
 TRUDEAU: WE ARE STILL HELPING 
 CANADIANS ABROAD TRYING TO 
 RETURN HOME.
 WE HAVE MORE DETAILS TO SHORE, 
 BUT THE FIRST FLIGHTS WILL BE 
 PICKING UP CANADIANS IN MOROCCO
 THIS WEEKEND.
 >> IAN: HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THE 
 CLOSURE OF THE CANADA-U.S. 
 BORDER TO ALL BUT ESSENTIAL 
 TRAVEL.
 >>> THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS IN
 CANADA LINKED TO COVID-19, 
 ALTHOUGH A CANADIAN IN 
 QUARANTINE AFTER CATCHING THE 
 AFTER CATCHING THE VIRUS ON 
 BOARD THE DIAMOND PRINCESS DIED
 IN JAPAN.
 . 
 >> REPORTER: LILLIAN HOROWITZ 
 IS 
 SELF-ISOLATING AFTER A FELLOW 
 RESIDENT TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
 COVID-19.
 THE MAYOR OF COTE ST. LUC 
 A CITY ON THE ISLAND OF 
 MONTREAL, SAYS HE'S WORRIES.
 >> WE HAVE SO MANY SNOWBIRDS 
 RETURNING TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE 
 KNOW THAT THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR
 COVID TO BE A PROBLEM.
 DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
 >> REPORTER: THE MAYOR IS 
 URGING 
 THE PROVINCE TO CLOSE ALL 
 NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES AND TO 
 CONSIDER A QUARANTINE IN HIS 
 CITY IF CASES GO UP.
 THE AREA IS DENSELY POPULATED, 
 WITH A LARGE JEWISH COMMUNITY 
 AND A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF 
 SENIORS.
 ONE OF THE PEOPLE INFECTED 
 ATTENDED A WEDDING RECEPTION AT
 A JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.
 ALL GUESTS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO 
 SELF-ISOLATE. 
 >> AT THE TIME OF THE WEDDING, 
 EVEN INTO THE NEXT DAY, NONE OF
 THE SYNAGOGUES IN MONTREAL HAD 
 YET CLOSED, AND THE FOLLOWING 
 MORNING, WE MADE THE DECISION 
 TO 
 CLOSE.
 >> REPORTER: THIS SYNAGOGUE 
 WROTE TO MEMBERS TO WARN THERE 
 CASES HERE, TOO, AND TOLD THEM 
 TO STAY HOME. 
 >> EVERYBODY IS CONNECTED TO 
 SOMEBODY THAT IS A SENIOR OR IS
 COMPROMISED, WHETHER THEY KNOW 
 IT OR NOT, THEY HAVE A 
 CONNECTION.
 >> Reporter: MONTREAL PUBLIC 
 HEALTH SAYS ALL RELIGIOUS 
 GROUPS SHOULD STOP ALL 
 GATHERINGS.
 >> RELIGIOUS GROUPS ARE VECTORS
 OF TRANSMISSION, ARE IMPORTANT 
 VECTORS OF TRANSMISSION.
 PLEASE FOLLOW THE ORDER.
 >> Reporter: THE MAYOR OF COTE 
 St. LUC SAYS RESIDENTS HAVE 
 DONE IT, BUT IT'S A SHAME THAT 
 IT DIDN'T HAPPEN SOONER.
 PLEASE FOLLOW THE ORDER. 
 ALLISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS, 
 MONTREAL.
 >> IAN: AND WHILE MANY 
 CANADIANS 
 COPE WITH LOSING DALY CUSTOMS 
 AND ROUTINES, OTHERS ARE COPING
 WITH GRIEF OF LOSING LOVED 
 ONES.
 ELLEN MORROW HAS THE STORY. 
 >> REPORTER: SEAN CUNNINGTON 
 WAS 
 JUST 51 YEARS OLD, A FAMILY 
 MAN, 
 A MUSICIAN, AND A LOSS TO 
 COVID-19.
 TOMMY DORION WAS HIS BAND MATE.
 HE HAD LEUKEMIA, BUT
 HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW HE 
 CONTRACTED THE VIRUS.
 AN 82-YEAR-OLD DIED AT A 
 LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ON 
 QUEBEC.
 ON FACEBOOK, HER GRANDDAUGHTER 
 WROTE, WE ARE IMPLORING 
 QUEBECERS AND THE WHOLE WORLD 
 TO 
 SHOW GOOD CITIZENSHIP, SOCIAL 
 RESPONSIBILITY, AND STAY AT 
 HOME.
 STEPHANIE CARVEN ECHOS THAT 
 PLEA.
 HER GRANDMOTHER, IN AN ONTARIO 
 CARE FACILITY, IS SICK AND 
 AWAITING COVID-19 TEST RESULTS.
 AND TO PROTECT RESIDENTS, 
 VISITORS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED 
 AT THE HOME. 
 >> IT'S SO STRESSFUL NOT TO BE 
 WITH YOUR LOVED ONES WHILE 
 THEY'RE SICK.
 IT'S HARD BUT IN SO MANY WAYS, 
 SHE HAS TO BE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
 OF THIS SITUATION. 
 >> REPORTER: A SITUATION JUST 
 BEGINNING.
 CANADA'S MAJOR CITIES LOCKED 
 DOWN, AND CASES ON THE RISE. 
 >> WE'RE SOCIAL ANIMALS.
 WHETHER IT'S A GATHERING, 
 WHETHER IT'S GOING TO THE GYM, 
 IT'S REALLY DISCONCERTING 
 BECAUSE WE FIND COMFORT IN THE 
 FAMILIAR. 
 >> REPORTER: COMFORT FOR 
 CUNNINGTON'SLOVED ONES IS BEING
 FOUND IN EACH OTHER. 
 >> HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST 
 HONEST 
 AND GENUINE PEOPLE THAT I'VE 
 EVER KNOWN AND SOMEONE WHO HAS 
 ALWAYS BEEN WILLING TO HELP. 
 >> REPORTER: NOW THEY WANT 
 OTHERS TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD 
 OF COVID-19.
 ELLEN MORROW, CBC NEWS, 
 TORONTO. 
 >> IAN: THE PANDEMIC IS ALSO 
 TAKING A TOLL ON CANADA'S 
 WORKFORCE.
 TODAY, CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SAID 
 IT'S LAID OFF 95% OF ITS 
 WORKFORCE, INCLUDING 1300 HEAD 
 OFFICE STAFF.
 WE'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT 
 40,000 AUTO WORKERS HIT BY 
 SHUTDOWNS, THE LAYOFF OF MORE 
 THAN 1100 AIR CANADA CREW, AND 
 1100 IRVING SHIPYARD WORKERS.
 BUT THE CORONAVIRUS IS BOOSTING
 SOME RETAIL, INCLUDING WALMART 
 CANADA, WHICH SAID IT 
 IMMEDIATELY WANTS TO HIRE 
 10,000 
 WORKERS FOR ITS STORES AND 
 DISTRIBUTION CENTRES, SAYING 
 THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, AND WE 
 NEED YOU.
 >>> BUT FOR THOSE THAT STILL GO
 TO WORK, THERE'S MOUNTING 
 CONCERN FOR THEIR HEALTH AND 
 POTENTIAL TO SPREAD THE VIRUS. 
 CHRIS GLOVER LOOKS AT THE 
 TENSION THAT'S CREATING.
 >> REPORTER: UP CLOSE AT A 
 CONSTRUCTION SITE DURING A 
 PANDEMIC. 
 >> THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS 
 SOCIAL DISTANCING ON A WORK 
 SITE. 
 >> REPORTER: THIS COMPANY OWNER
 IS ALREADY UNEASY ABOUT KEEPING
 WORKERS ON THE JOB WHEN HE 
 RECEIVED THIS LETTER.
 >> I WENT TO BED WITH A 
 HEAVY -- 
 IS ALREADY FACING HARD 
 DECISIONS.
 THE DEVELOPER SAID THE LETTER 
 WAS PROVIDED TO GIVE MUCH 
 NEEDED 
 CLARITY ON EVERYONE'S CONTINUES
 RESPONSIBILITIES.
 FOR SOME, THE PAYCHECK IS WORTH
 THE RISK. 
 BUT FORE HOW LONG?
  -- FOR HOW LONG?
 >> REPORTER: BUT FOR HOW LONG?
 >> I WON'T HESITATE TO SHUT 
 ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING DOWN 
 ONCE I GET THE ADVICE. 
 >> REPORTER: SCREENING IS 
 CRUCIAL AT SERVICE CANADA 
 LOCATIONS.
 JOHN MANNORU BAILED ON HIS 
 APPLICATION TODAY, FEARFUL OF 
 GETTING SICK IN A CROWD FULL OF
 STRANGERS.
 THIS AFTERNOON, HE'S BACK, WITH
 GLOVES.
 >> I WAS WORRIED BECAUSE I 
 TRIED ON-LINE, BECAUSE IT'S ALL
 CLOGGED.
 >> REPORTER: A NEW RELEASE 
 BROUGHT THOUSANDS TO E.V. GAMES
 ACROSS CANADA. 
 >> I'M ACTUALLY LIVING WITH ANY
 GRANDPARENTS RIGHT NOW, SO I, 
 LIKE, HAVE TO BE JUST A LITTLE 
 BIT CAREFUL. 
 >> WE WERE LIMITING TO HOW MANY
 PEOPLE WERE COMING IN AT A 
 TIME. 
 >> REPORTER: OFFICIALS 
 CONDEMNED 
 THE RETAILER. 
 >> YOU'RE PUTTING EVERYONE ELSE
 IN DANGER. 
 >> REPORTER: LATER TODAY, CBC 
 LEARNED THAT ALL E.V. STORES 
 WILL CLOSE INDEFINITELY. 
 >> IT'S GOING TO BE MORE 
 CRIPPLING LATER. 
 >> REPORTER: SHUTDOWN WORK NOW 
 HE SAYS,
 BEFORE IT'S NO LONGER A CHOICE.
 CHRIS GLOVER, CBC NEWS, 
 TORONTO. 
 >> IAN: MANITOBA PREMIER BRIAN 
 PALLISTER TOOK DIRECT AIM AT 
 BUSINESSES WHO REFUSED TO ABIDE
 BY SOCIAL DISTANCING 
 GUIDELINES,
 ASKING MANITOBANS TO TAKE EACH 
 OTHERS' SAFETY AND WELL-BEING 
 INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. 
 >> THE HON. BRIAN PALLISTER: 
 ENCOURAGE MANITOBANS THAT ARE 
 NOT OBSERVING THE SOCIAL 
 DISTANCING RULES, I'D LIKE YOU 
 TO GO ON-LINE AND TELL 
 EVERYBODY 
 NOT TO SHOP THERE.
 I'D ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU ON 
 SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR VIEWERS 
 AND LISTENERS, TO THINK OF 
 OTHERS RIGHT NOW, TO CONTACT 
 THEM.
 MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A SENSE OF 
 BEING CONNECTED TO YOU.
 MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO 
 BE CONFIDENT THAT THEY'RE PART 
 OF A WORLD THAT ISN'T JUST 
 THEIR 
 ROOM.
 DO THIS.
 THIS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
 THANK YOU.
 WE'LL BEAT THIS THING.
 >> IAN: EMOTION FROM THE 
 PREMIER 
 SHOWS HOW SERIOUSLY HE'S TAKING
 THIS.
 >>> LET'S BRING IN DR. ALISON 
 McGEAR, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
 SPECIALIST AT MT. SINAI AND WHO
 DEALT WITH THE SARS OUTBREAK IN
 2015.
 DR. MAGIRE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
 TO SEE FROM GOVERNMENTS AND 
 PEOPLE?
 >> WELL, I THINK THERE'S JUST A
 LIMIT TO HOW MUCH PEOPLE CAN 
 DO.
 OBVIOUSLY, WE'D LIKE TO SEE 
 MORE 
 TESTING.
 THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS
 WE'D LIKE TO SEE COME FASTER.
 BUT THE TRUTH IS I THINK IN 
 GENERAL, IN GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE 
 ARE WORKING JUST AS HARD AND AS
 FAST AS THEY CAN, AND I'M NOT 
 SURE WE CAN DO MUCH MORE.
 I DO THINK FROM A POPULATION 
 POINT OF VIEW, FROM ALL OF US 
 THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL 
 DISTANCING, THAT THERE IS STILL
 ROOM TO MOVE, THAT YOU KNOW 
 WHAT?
 IT STILL TAKES SOME TIME TO 
 WRAP 
 YOUR HEAD AROUND SOCIAL 
 DISTANCING.
 IT'S REALLY HARD TO THINK, I 
 SHOULD TRY HARD NOT TO GO TO 
 THE 
 GROCERY STORE TODAY BECAUSE IT 
 FEELS INNOCUOUS JUST MAKING 
 SMALL TRIPS.
 IN SOCIAL DISTANCING, ANY ONE 
 THING YOU DO IS LOW RISK, BUT 
 WHEN YOU SUM ALL OF THE THINGS 
 YOU DO OVER ALL OF THE PEOPLE 
 IN 
 CANADA, THEN SUDDENLY, YOU WERE
 IN TROUBLE.
 I'D LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE DOUBLING
 DOWN ON NOT GOING OUT AND 
 MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCE.
 >> IAN: TO USE YOUR WORDS, 
 THERE 
 IS LITERALLY ROOM TO MOVE ON 
 THAT.
 STAND BY, WE'RE GOING TO COME 
 BACK TO YOU LATER IN THE 
 NEWSCAST.
 THANKS.
 ANITA BATHE IS TRACKING STORIES
 ACROSS CANADA FOR US.
 >> REPORTER: IAN, LET'S START 
 IN 
 -- BY NEXT WEEK, THAT WILL JUMP
 TO 5,000.
 THIS IS A WAIT FOR UP TO A WEEK
 FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GET 
 TESTED.
 BUT AN OTTAWA COMPANY IS 
 WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO 
 DEVELOP A TEST THAT IT SAYS 
 WOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE 
 COVID-19 IN JUST 30 MINUTES.
 IT'S MODELLED OVER A SIMILAR 
 TEST ALREADY VALIDATED BY THE 
 U.S. CENTRES FOR DISEASE 
 CONTROL.
 THE HOPE IS IT WOULD BE 
 AVAILABLE WEEKS FROM NOW.
 >> Reporter: TO QUEBEC NOW, 
 WHERE WE ARE JUST GETTING WORD 
 OF AN ARREST MADE IN MONTREAL.
 A WOMAN TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE
 VIRUS HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO 
 CUSTODY FOR DEFYING A KWAURNT
 QUARANTINE ORDER.
 THE PREMIER IS URGING EVERYONE 
 TO STAY HOME AND AVOID TRAVEL 
 IN THE PROVINCE.
 HE SAYS HE, TOO, IS DOING THAT.
 >> ONE OF MY BOYS IS GOING TO 
 BE HERE SUNDAY.
 HE'S GOING TO BE IN MONTREAL, 
 AND I'M IN QUEBEC CITY, BUT 
 THAT'S LIFE.
 >> REPORTER: AND IN EVERY 
 LOCATION, SOBEY'S IS INSTALLING
 SAFETY GLASS.
 THE COMPANY SAYS WE'VE LOOKED 
 ACROSS THE WORLD AT BEST 
 PRACTICES, AND THESE SHIELDS 
 STAND OUT IN BEST SAFETY 
 PRECAUTIONS.
 I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE MORE
 THING.
 STARBUCKS NOW SAYS IT WILL ONLY
 OFFER DELIVERY AND DRIVE 
 THROUGH 
 AT MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA
 FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
 IAN.
 >> Ian: NOW TO THE UNITED 
 STATES.
 MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING 
 ORDERED TO STAY HOME AFTER 
 SEVERAL STATES TOOK 
 UNPRECEDENTED STEPS TO CONTROL 
 THE VIRUS.
 CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, ILLINOIS,
 AND CONNECTICUT ORDERED PEOPLE 
 TO STAY HOME.
 >> Reporter: THE URGENT MESSAGE
 TO STAY HOME APPEARS TO FINALLY
 BE GETTING THROUGH.
 IN CALIFORNIA, THE NOTORIOUSLY 
 BUSY HIGHWAYS ARE NEARLY EMPTY.
 THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF NEW 
 YORK IS AT A STANDSTILL.
 GOVERNORS IN FOUR STATES HAVE 
 NOW ASKED RESIDENTS NOT TO GO 
 OUT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY 
 NECESSARY. 
 >> THIS IS NOT LIFE AS USUAL, 
 AND ACCEPT IT, AND REALIZE IT, 
 AND DEAL WITH IT.
 >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT IS 
 SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOVE BY THE 
 INDIVIDUAL STATES, BUT A 
 NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN IS NOT IN 
 THE WORKS.
 AT HIS DALY BRIEFING, DONALD 
 TRUMP FOCUSED ON WHAT HE SEES 
 IS THE POSITIVE, HIGHLIGHTING A
 MALARIA DRUG HE SAYS COULD BE 
 USED TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS 
 CASES. 
 >> President Donald Trump: I 
 FEEL GOOD IT.
 HE'S A SMART GUY.
 FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
 >> Reporter: THE TOP DOCTOR IS 
 NOT HOPEFUL IT WILL WORK.
 TRUMP HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY 
 AGITATED AT HIS DALY BRIEFINGS 
 WHEN REPORTERS FORCE HIM TO 
 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SITUATION 
 IS GETTING WORSE.
 >> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
 PEOPLE WHO SAY YOU'RE NOT DOING
 A GOOD JOB?
 >> President Donald Trump: I 
 SAY YOU'RE A TERRIBLE REPORTER.
 >> Reporter: THIS INDIANA MOM 
 IS AMONG HALF THE STAFF AT A 
 CAFE LAID OFF IN ORDER TO KEEP 
 THE PLACE RUNNING. 
 >> IT WAS PROBABLY THE HARDEST 
 THING I SAW COMING BECAUSE 
 THERE'S JUST NOTHING I CAN DO.
 >> REPORTER: MORE AMERICANS ARE
 EXPECTED TO BE IN THIS SAME 
 POSITION.
 2.5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE 
 EXPECTED TO APPLY FOR 
 UNEMPLOYMENT NEXT WEEK.
 KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS, 
 WASHINGTON.
 >> Ian: THE BIG BANG IS COMING 
 FOR PEOPLE WITH MORTGAGES, BUT 
 WHAT ABOUT RENTERS?
 >> IF THERE'S NO MONEY COMING 
 DOWN THE PIPELINE, WE'RE NOT 
 SURE WE CAN PAY OUR RENT.
 >> Ian: AND WHAT HAPPENS TO 
 FAMILY DOCTOR OFFICES DURING A 
 PANDEMIC?
 >> I DON'T HAVE WHAT I NEED TO 
 DO THE JOB SAFELY. 
 >> Ian: PLUS, THREE CHEERS FOR 
 NURSES.
 >> THANK YOU, HEALTH CARE 
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 >> Ian: THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 
 HAS CHANGED THE FINANCIAL 
 SOURCES OF MANY CANADIANS.
 WE'LL TALK ABOUT RENTERS IN A 
 MOMENT, BUT BANKS HAVE AGREED 
 TO GIVE HOMEOWNERS SOME RELIEF.
 AARON SALTZMAN LOOKED AT HOW 
 THAT IDEA IS WORKING IN 
 PRACTICE.
 >> Reporter: EVAN McFATTRIDGE'S
 WIFE WAS LAID OFF WHEN THE 
 HALIFAX AREA RESTAURANT SHE 
 WORKED AT CLOSED. 
 >> SHE WAS TOLD OUR MORTGAGE 
 WAS TOO NEW TO QUALIFY FOR A 
 DEFERRAL. 
 >> Reporter: NOT WHAT HE 
 EXPECTED TO HEAR. 
 >> I'VE BEEN IN REGULAR 
 COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE C.E.O.s
 OF CANADA'S LARGE BANKS. 
 >> Reporter: LAST WEEK, THE 
 FINANCE MINISTER ASKED THE BIG 
 BANKS TO HELP PEOPLE SUFFERING 
 FINANCIALLY FROM COVID-19, BUT 
 MANY CANADIANS SAY THEY'RE 
 ENCOUNTERING AN OPAQUE AND 
 SEEMINGLY --
 SEEMINGLY ARBITRARY PROCESS 
 WITH 
 THEM BEING DENIED A DEFERRAL.
 ALLISON AND HER HUSBAND ARE 
 BOTH 
 IN ISOLATION AND BOTH OUT OF 
 WORK.
 BUT WHEN SHE CALLED HER BANK, A
 SUBSIDIARY OF LAURENTIAN BANK, 
 SHE WAS REFUSED A DEFERRAL.
 >> ONE OF THE PHRASES THAT WE 
 USE IN OUR ORGANIZATION FOR 
 TIMES LIKE THIS IS 
 FOREBEARANCE, 
 NOT FORECLOSURE. 
 >> Reporter: EVEN BEFORE THE 
 FINANCE MINISTER'S REQUEST, 
 THIS CREDIT UNION WAS OFFERING 
 FREE DEFERRALS. 
 >> ONE OF THE MOTTOS WE USE IN 
 OUR ORGANIZATION IS 
 FOREBEARANCE, NOT FORECLOSURE. 
 >> Reporter: NOW SHE SAYS 
 THEY'RE OFFERING THE FULL SIX 
 MONTHS WITH LITTLE MORE THAN A 
 PHONE CALL OR E-MAIL.
 CBC ASKED EACH OF THE BIG 
 BANKS, CIBC, SCOTIABANK, AND 
 T.D. ABOUT THEIR PRACTICES.
 B.M.O. SAID IT HAS NOW REACHED 
 OUT TO THE SUBJECTS OF OUR 
 STORY.
 AFTER THE McFATTRIDGES REACHED 
 OUT TO US, THEY RECEIVED AN 
 ANSWER BACK AND GOT THEIR 
 REFERRAL.
 >> IAN: WHILE HOMEOWNERS CAN 
 GET 
 RELIEF ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS,
 THOMAS DAIGLE SHOWS US THAT 
 THOSE WHO RENT HAVE EVEN FEWER 
 OPTIONS. 
 >> reporter: LIKE SO MANY SMALL
 BUSINESS OPTIONS, JOE 
 RUTHERFORD 
 HAS SEEN HIS INCOME NOSE DIVE, 
 DROPPING BY AS MUCH AS 95%.
 HE NOW WORRIES ABOUT THE ROOF 
 OVER HIS HEAD IN TORONTO'S 
 NOTORIOUSLY PRICEY RENTAL 
 MARKET.
 >> IF THERE'S NO MONEY COMING 
 DOWN THE PIPELINE, WE'RE NOT 
 SURE THAT WE CAN PAY OUR RENT.
 >> REPORTER: HE STARTED AN 
 ON-LINE PETITION, DEMANDING THE
 CANCELLATION OF RENT PAYMENTS 
 DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
 IT'S RECEIVED MORE THAN 500,000
 SIGNATURES, WITH CANADIAN 
 RENTERS ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE 
 GOVERNMENT HELP.
 >> I THINK THEY NEED TO HAVE A 
 PACKAGE WHERE RENTERS DON'T 
 HAVE 
 TO WORRY ABOUT RENT, AND THEY 
 CAN USE THAT MONEY TO TAKE CARE
 OF THEMSELVES.
 >> Reporter: THE FEDERAL 
 GOVERNMENT IS PLEDGING MONEY 
 FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BUT
 WHEN IT COMES TO RELIEF FOR 
 RENTERS, IT'S UP TO THE 
 PROVINCE 
 TO DECIDE, WITH B.C., ONTARIO, 
 AND NOVA SCOTIA TAKING SOME 
 MEASURES RIGHT NOW.
 THOUGH SOME TENANTS FEAR UNPAID
 RENT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO 
 MASS EXPULSIONS.
 CONSIDER THESE RENTERS IN 
 TORONTO WHO SAY NEIGHBOURS 
 RECEIVED EVICTION NOTICES JUST 
 THIS WEEK.
 A MISTAKE, SAYS THE LANDLORD, 
 AND MANY PROPERTY OWNERS ARE 
 STILL DEMANDING PAYMENT. 
 >> FOR US, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT 
 THINGS KEEP MOVING, OF COURSE.
 WE CANNOT AFFORD JUST TO NOT 
 RECEIVE ANY RENTS.
 >> REPORTER: THIS WOMAN OWNS 
 THIS DUPLEX AND DEPENDS ON THE 
 INCOME FROM THE one UNIT SHE 
 RENTS OUT. 
 >> WE'RE COUNTING ON THAT 
 BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF 
 CUSHION IN OUR BUDGET.
 >> REPORTER: THIS CRISIS IS 
 SQUEEZING EVERYONE, AND IT ONLY
 GETS WORSE AT THE FIRST OF THE 
 MONTH.
 THOMAS DAIGLE, CBC NEWS, 
 TORONTO. 
 >> IAN: NEXT, WE LOOK AT 
 EXACTLY 
 WHAT WE KNOW HOW THIS VIRUS IS 
 SPREADING, THE SIGNS OF 
 COVID-19.
 AND RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK, 
 SIGNS 
 OF CELEBRATION AND VICTORY IN 
 CHINA, BUT IS IT PREMATURE?
 >>> AND WE CONTINUE PRESENTING 
 YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE EXPERTS, 
 >> IAN: IN ASIA, THERE ARE 
 COUNTRY THAT'S HAVE MANAGED TO 
 FLATTEN THE CURVE, BUT NOT YET 
 IN EUROPE OR THE UNITED STATES,
 AND NOT YET HERE, EITHER.
 CANADA'S FIRST CASE WAS ON 
 JANUARY 25.
 THAT NUMBER FIRST CLIMBED 
 SLOWLY, 29 DAYS LATER HITTING 
 TEN CASES, BUT IT TOOK ONLY 
 ANOTHER 17 DAYS FOR CANADA TO 
 PASS 100 KNOWN CASES, AND NINE 
 MORE TO PASS 1,000 TODAY.
 SOME OF THAT ACCELERATION MIGHT
 BE A REFLECTION OF INCREASED 
 TESTING, BUT THE VIRUS IS 
 RAPIDLY SPREADING.
 VIK ADHOPIA DELVES INTO THE 
 MYSTERY OF WHY AND HOW.
 >> Reporter: -- WHICH COULD 
 TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS.
 A NEW STUDY OF RECOVERED 
 COVID-19 PATIENTS AT WUHAN 
 GIVES US A CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW
 LONG THOSE SYMPTOMS TYPICALLY 
 PERSISTS.
 COUGHING LASTS 19 DAYS.
 FEVER BREAKS AFTER 12 DAYS, BUT
 MIDWAY THROUGH FEVER, 
 RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS DEVELOP 
 AND LAST AS LONG AS THE COUGH.
 PATIENTS STILL TESTED POSITIVE 
 FOR THE CORONAVIRUS FOR A 
 MEDIAN OF 20 DAYS, BUT IN SOME 
 CASES, IT WAS AS LONG AS 37 
 DAYS.
 RESEARCH IS STILL EMERGING, BUT
 CRITICAL FOR SCIENTISTS.
 DR. ISAAC BOGOSH SAYS IT'S 
 STILL POSSIBLE PEOPLE CAN 
 INFECT OTHERS AFTER THEY'VE 
 RECOVERED, BUT ODDS ARE IT 
 WON'T. 
 >> AS THE CLINICAL POSITION 
 IMPROVES, THEY'RE LIKELY LESS 
 CONTAGIOUS TO OTHERS. 
 >> Reporter: A NEW STUDY FOUND 
 THAT THE VIRUS CAN SURVIVE ON 
 POROUS SURFACES FOR HOURS, AND 
 ON HARD SURFACES, LIKE PLASTIC 
 AND STAINLESS STEEL, FOR DAYS.
 ONE ODDITY OF CORONAVIRUS IS 
 THE ANTIBODIES THAT WE MAKE 
 DON'T SEEM TO PERSIST FOR AS 
 LONG AS ANTIBODIES WE MAKE TO 
 OTHER INFECTIONS, LIKE FLU, FOR
 EXAMPLE.
 >> REPORTER: IF THERE'S ONE 
 THING THAT'S BEING LEARNED FROM
 THIS PANDEMIC IS THE NEED TO 
 CONTINUE STUDYING CORONAVIRUSES
 EVEN AFTER THE OUTBREAK IS 
 OVER.
 VIK ADHOPIA, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
 >> IAN: THE WORLD HEALTH 
 ORGANIZATION IS TRYING TO FIND 
 SOME GOOD NEWS IN THIS 
 PANDEMIC, 
 AND HERE'S WHAT THE 
 ORGANIZATION 
 IS SAYING ABOUT THE GROUND 
 ZERO.
 WUHAN REPORTED NO NEW CASES 
 YESTERDAY, BUT IS STILL HAS 
 6100 
 OTHERS AND 2,000 PEOPLE 
 IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
 BUT AS SASHA PETRUCEK REPORTS, 
 THERE MAY BE MORE COMING.
 >> REPORTER: THE PICTURES ON 
 MEDIA ARE MEMORABLE, CITING 
 CHINA'S VICTORY OVER THE VIRUS.
 MEDICAL WORKERS ARE PARADED AS 
 THEY FLY OUT OF A WUHAN THAT'S 
 STILL LOCKED DOWN.
 NOW, WE ARE RETURNING HOME, SO 
 I'M REALLY EXCITED, AS WE WON 
 THE VICTORY OVER THE EPIDEMIC, 
 THE MEDICAL WORKER SAYS.
 LIFE IN MOST OF CHINA, 
 INCLUDING 
 THE STREETS AND STORES OF 
 BEIJING, IS SLOWLY RETURNING TO
 A KIND OF NORMAL, THOUGH 
 CAREFULLY CHECKED BY VOLUNTEERS
 WITH THERMOMETERS AT EVERY 
 CORNER.
 INDEED, WHILE CHINESE OFFICIALS
 SAY THEY'VE SEEN NO NEW 
 DOMESTIC 
 CASES IN DAYS, THEY SAY 
 IMPORTED 
 CASES ARE AT A RECORD HIGH. 
 >> SO FOR CHINA, I THINK IT'S 
 PREMATURE TO CELEBRATE.
 THERE WILL BE A SECOND WAVE IN 
 CHINA BECAUSE I THINK IT'S 
 UNAVOIDABLE.
 THERE'S GOING TO BE SILENT 
 TRANSMISSION WHICH EVENTUALLY 
 REACHES TO THE LEVEL THAT'S 
 DETECTED. 
 >> REPORTER: A SECOND WAVE 
 BOUNCING BACK FROM EUROPE AND 
 ASIA ON THE MEDICAL STAFF WHO 
 HAVEN'T HAD MUCH OF A BREATHER,
 AND A POPULATION OF HUNDREDS OF
 MILLIONS WHO SUFFERED THROUGH 
 THE LOCKDOWN.
 TO TRY TO STOP THAT, CHINA 
 FINDS 
 ITSELF IMPOSING EVER MORE 
 STRINGENT LIMITS ON WHO NEEDS 
 TO 
 COME IN AND FOR HOW LONG, 
 EXACTLY THE KIND OF 
 RESTRICTIONS 
 THEY DENOUNCED WHEN OTHER 
 COUNTRIES ANNOUNCED THEM WEEKS 
 AGO.
 SASHA PETRUCEK, CBC NEWS, 
 TOKYO.
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 >> IAN: SINCE THE COVID-19 
 OUTBREAK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IN
 CANADA, WE KNOW THAT MANY OF 
 YOU 
 HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO 
 KEEP 
 SAFE, HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILIES
 SAFE, WHAT IS OR ISN'T RELEVANT
 IN THE SITUATION, SO WE'VE BEEN
 COMMITTING TIME IN EACH SHOW TO
 FINDING THOSE ANSWERS.
 JOINING US AGAIN IS DR. ALLISON
 McGEER, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
 SPECIALIST AT MT. SINAI 
 HOSPITAL, AND DR. ISAAC BOGOSH,
 AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
 SPECIALIST HERE.
 DR. BOGOSH, LET'S START WITH 
 YOU.
 HAVE THE GUIDELINES FOR 
 CIVILIANS, ORDINARY PEOPLE, 
 USING FACE MASKS CHANGED?
 >> NO.
 WE BELIEVE THAT THE GENERAL 
 PUBLIC SHOULDN'T BE WEARING 
 FACE 
 MASKS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T 
 PROVIDE 
 ANY ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FROM 
 GETTING SICK.
 IF SOMEONE ALREADY HAS THE 
 VIRUS, IT'S INCREDIBLY HELPFUL 
 TO KEEP IT FROM SPREADING TO 
 OTHER PEOPLE, BUT IT'S NOT 
 GOING 
 TO HELP THEM FROM GETTING 
 INFECTED.
 >> IAN: THE NEXT QUESTION IS 
 WHEN PEOPLE GET GROCERIES 
 DELIVERED, SHOULD THEY BE 
 WIPING 
 IT DOWN WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR 
 HOME?
 >> YOU KNOW WHAT'S MORE 
 IMPORTANT THAN WIPING IT DOWN 
 IS 
 WASHING YOUR HANDS AFTERWARDS.
 I THINK IN GENERAL, WHEN YOU 
 COME IN CONTACT WITH SOMETHING 
 FROM THE OUTSIDE, ANOTHER 
 PERSON 
 THAT YOU HAVE CONTACT WITH 
 OUTSIDE OF YOUR FAMILY, THAT'S 
 MORE IMPORTANT THAN WIPING IT 
 DOWN.
 MOST WIPING DOWN DOESN'T DO 
 NEARLY AS MUCH GOOD AS GETTING 
 SOAP AND WATER OR ALCOHOL HAND 
 RUB HAND SANITIZER AND RUBBING 
 IT ON YOUR HANDS.
 >> IAN: IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT 
 OF TESTING THAT WE'RE DOING IN 
 THIS COUNTRY, ARE WE DOING 
 ENOUGH?
 >> YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LIMIT OF
 TESTING THAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE 
 OF THE SUPPLY CHAINS THAT WE 
 NEED TO TO DO TESTING.
 WE'VE JUST ASKED THE PEOPLE TO 
 SUPPLY THE SWABS, THE REAGENTS 
 FOR THE TESTING, THE MACHINES 
 TO 
 DO THE TESTING.
 WE'VE ASKED OUR STAFF TO DO 
 MORE 
 TESTING IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES
 AROUND THE WORLD, SO RAMPING UP
 PRODUCTIONS IS GOING TO BE 
 REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT.
 BUT THIS DOES MEAN THAT FOR 
 PEOPLE THAT ARE MILDLY ILL, 
 WHERE THEY'D LIKE TO KNOW THE 
 RESULTS OF THE TEST, AND WE 
 MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO KNOW, BUT 
 IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE WHAT 
 WE 
 DO, WE'RE SAYING BEAR WITH US, 
 CAN'T BE TESTED NOW.
 YOU JUST NEED TO SELF-ISOLATE 
 AT 
 HOME. 
 >> IAN: DR. BOGOSH, WE'RE GOING
 TO SKIP AHEAD TOA DIFFERENT 
 QUESTION BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING 
 OUT OF TIME.
 I THINK ONE PERSON WROTE 
 THEY'VE 
 COME BACK FROM THE UNITED 
 STATES, THEY HAVE THEIR 14 DAYS
 OF ISOLATION WHILE THEY'RE AT 
 HOME.
 HOME.
 DURING THAT TIME, CAN THEY GO 
 OUTSIDE?
 CAN THEY WALK THEIR DOG OR GO 
 OUTSIDE?
 >> NO.
 IT'S VERY CLEAR ON THE MINISTRY
 OF HEALTH WEBPAGE WHAT YOU'RE 
 SUPPOSED TO DO.
 YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE STAYING 
 IN 
 YOUR HOUSE.
 YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO OUT 
 IN 
 PUBLIC OR WALK YOUR DOG.
 I'M SURE YOU CAN GO OUT IN YOUR
 FRONT YARD, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T 
 BE 
 OUT WALKING YOUR DOG.
 >> IAN: WE WILL BE ASKING YOUR 
 QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 EACH 
 NIGHT GOING FORWARD.
 YOU CAN MESSAGE US DIRECTLY ON 
 INSTAGRAM AT "THE NATIONAL."
 >>> NEXT, WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE
 THE WAREHOUSE OF A BIG CANADIAN
 RETAILER TO FIND OUT HOW 
 THEY'RE 
 COPING AFTER ALL THAT PANIC 
 SHOPPING THAT WE SAW THIS WEEK.
 BUT FIRST -- 
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 >> IAN: -- SHE MAY BE IN 
 SELF-ISOLATION, BUT THAT'S NOT 
 STOPPING KAILLIE DIMMA FROM 
 DANCING WITH DOZENS OF 
 STRANGERS.
 SHE'S HOSTING A DANCE OFF ON 
 HER 
 BALCONY AND INVITING PEOPLE 
 ON-LINE.
 >> IT'S JUST A SMALL WAY TO 
 HAVE AN IMPACT ON PEOPLE AND TO
 BRING
 >>
 >> IAN: IF YOU'VE BEEN TO A 
 GROCERY, PHARMACY, OR BIG BOX 
 STORE LATELY, CHANCES ARE YOU 
 HAVE SPENT SOME TIME WANDERING 
 THE AISLES, SEEING PICKED OVER 
 SHELVES.
 HERE'S HOW COVID-19 HAS LED TO 
 PANICKED BUYING, AND
 THAT'S RAISED CONCERNS OVER HOW
 LONG SUPPLIES MIGHT LAST.
 STORES CAN'T RESTOCK FAST 
 ENOUGH, SO I SPOKE TO THE 
 PRESIDENT OF LONDON DRUGS.
 THAT'S ONE OF BRITISH 
 COLUMBIA'S 
 BIGGEST RETAILERS.
 THEY SELL EVERYTHING FROM 
 TOILETRIES TO T.V.S.
 I ASKED HIM WHAT THE LAST 
 COUPLE 
 OF WEEKS HAVE BEEN LIKE. 
 >> WELL, IT'S OBVIOUSLY 
 UNPRECEDENTED VOLUME THAT WE'RE
 SEEING IN SOME CATEGORIES, 
 GOING 
 THROUGH THE ESSENTIAL THAT 
 CUSTOMERS NEED, AND 
 UNPRECEDENTED COLLAPSE IN 
 OTHERS.
 YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CUSTOMERS 
 ARE FOCUSED ON ESSENTIALS TO 
 GET 
 THEM THROUGH THIS CRISIS. 
 >> IAN: LET'S TALK ABOUT TOILET
 PAPER.
 DID THAT TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE?
 >> ABSOLUTELY.
 THE TOILET PAPER IS NOT 
 SOMETHING THAT WE UNDERSTAND.
 IT'S CAUSED HUNDREDS IN 
 MULTIPLE 
 PERCENT INCREASES IN TOILET 
 -- IT'S CAUSED HUNDREDS IN 
 MULTIPLE PERCENT INCREASES IN 
 TOILET PAPER.
 THERE'S A CERTAIN INCREASE THAT
 YOU WOULD EXPECT PEOPLE TO 
 PURCHASE CERTAIN THINGS BECAUSE
 OF THE FREQUENCY.
 HAND SANITIZER, THEY'RE 
 CLEANING 
 MORE OFTEN.
 THAT WOULD BE A NATURAL THING 
 YOU WOULD SAY, BUT I THINK THE 
 TOILET PAPER IS SIMPLY A 
 HOARDING THING GOING ON. 
 >> IAN: SO BESIDES TOILET 
 PAPER, 
 I ASKED MALMAN WHAT ELSE 
 SURPRISED HIM. 
 >> I WOULD SAY THE PAYMENT 
 METHODS ARE SOMETHING THAT 
 SURPRISED ME.
 SURPRISED HIM. > WE'RE SEEING A
 -- SURPRISED ME.
 SURPRISED HIM.  WE'RE SEEING A 
 DRAMATIC INCREASE IN VISA, 
 MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS 
 USE.
 WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS 
 BECAUSE 
 CONSUMER BUDGETS ARE TAPPED 
 OUT, 
 AND THEY'RE NEEDING TO PURCHASE
 THEIR ESSENTIALS ON OTHER 
 THINGS 
 OR IF THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT 
 TOUCHING MONEY.
 WE'RE JUST NOT CLEAR.
 THAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF A 
 SURPRISE.
 WE'RE A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT 
 IT 
 TOOK A LITTLE WHILE FOR PET 
 FOOD 
 AND DIAPERS TO CATCH UP WITH 
 THE 
 SURPRISE AROUND TOILET PAPER, 
 BUT THAT'S THINGS THAT ARE 
 CATCHING UP NOW.
 >> IAN: YOU'RE SEEING SALES OF 
 OTHER THINGS DROP OFF.
 TELL ME ABOUT THAT. 
 >> IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THE 
 PUBLIC IS SPENDING ALL OF THEIR
 MONEY ON ESSENTIALS, AND 
 ANYTHING THAT IS DISCRETIONARY,
 LIKE LAPTOPS AND T.V.S, I'VE 
 NEVER SEEN DROP OFFS LIKE THAT.
 I THINK IN THE LANDSCAPE, 
 YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF STORES 
 CLOSE IN PART TO SUPPORT THE 
 GOVERNMENT'S FIGHT OF THE 
 DISEASE, BUT ALSO TO STOP THE 
 DROPOFFS.
 >> IAN: THERE IS A LOT OF PANIC
 OUT THERE, AND SOME OF THIS 
 PANIC HAS TO DO WITH PEOPLE 
 WORRYING THAT, YOU KNOW, PLACES
 LIKE YOUR CHAIN ARE GOING TO 
 RUN 
 OUT.
 WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE 
 PEOPLE?
 >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THE 
 GOVERNMENT -- FEDERAL, 
 PROVINCIAL, MUNICIPAL -- AND 
 INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ARE
 WORKING TOGETHER.
 WE'RE PASSING ON BEST PRACTICES
 AND IDEAS TO MAKE SURE THAT 
 CANADIANS CAN BE ASSURED THAT 
 THEY WILL GET THROUGH THIS, AND
 THERE WILL BE GOODS FOR THEM TO
 MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FED WELL
 AND TAKING THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS.
 THERE'S NO SHORTAGES IN THE 
 SUPPLY CHAIN IF WE'RE ONLY 
 CONSUMING WHAT WOULD BE 
 REASONABLE IN THESE 
 CIRCUMSTANCES.
 THE SUPPLY CHAIN WILL AND IS 
 CATCHING UP TO BACKFILL THOSE 
 SUDDEN AND URGENT DEMANDS OF 
 HOARDING, AND WE'RE NOT SEEING 
 ANYTHING THAT'S CAUSING US 
 LONG-TERM CONCERNS AT THIS 
 POINT. 
 >> IAN: AND WHAT ABOUT STAFFING
 CONCERNS?
 FROM THE WAREHOUSE TO THE 
 STORES, HOW ARE PEOPLE HOLDING 
 UP?
 >> YOU KNOW, I KNOW OUR PEOPLE 
 ARE TIRED.
 THEY'RE WORKING RELENTLESSLY.
 THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH SOME 
 VERY DIFFICULT CUSTOMER 
 INTERACTIONS THAT AREN'T TOO 
 PLEASANT IN THE STORE.
 THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR OWN
 HEALTH -- COULD THE NEXT 
 CUSTOMER MAKE THEM UNWELL, BUT 
 EVERYONE'S JUST BEEN AMAZING. 
 THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH IT.
 >> IAN: WE ALSO KNOW THAT 
 CANADA'S MEDICAL STAFF IS ON 
 THE 
 FRONTLINE OF DEALING WITH THE 
 MEDICAL CRISIS, BUT WHAT IF YOU
 NEED TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR FOR 
 ANOTHER REASON?
 >> WHAT IF YOU'RE IN THERE FOR 
 ANOTHER REASON WITH SOMEONE WHO
 IS SICK WITH COVID-19?
 >> IAN: WHAT FAMILY DOCTORS SAY
 THEY NEED.
 >>> BUT FIRST, COVID-19 MEANS 
 THAT PARISHIONERS CAN'T GATHER 
 IN PERSON, BUT ONE PASTOR IN 
 GRIMSBY, ONTARIO HAS MADE SURE 
 THEY'RE TOGETHER IN SPIRIT.
 INSPIRED BY A PRIEST IN ITALY, 
 ONE PASTOR AT ST. JOSEPH 
 CATHOLIC CHURCH, HE'S FOUND A 
 WAY TO DELIVER MASS TO A FULL 
 HOUSE. 
 >> WE'VE PRINTED ALL OF THE 
 RECTORY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL OF 
 OUR FAMILIES AND PLACED THEM IN
 OUR PEW WHERE THEY WOULD 
 NORMALLY SIT SO WE CAN SEE THEM
 LIKE WE WOULD ON A WEEKLY 
 BASIS.
 THE E-MAILS, THE PHONE CALLS, 
 THE TEXT MESSAGES, ON-LINE HAVE
 BEEN OVERWHELMING TO SEE THAT 
 PEOPLE ARE SEEING THIS PROJECT 
 AS ITS ORIGINAL INTENT.
 A MESSAGE OF HOPE.
 >> IAN: FRONT LINE HEALTH CARE 
 WORKERS HAVE BEEN PRAISED 
 DURING 
 THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK BY 
 GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND MANY 
 OTHER CANADIANS, BUT PRAISE IS 
 NOT ENOUGH.
 DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE WARNING 
 ABOUT A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF 
 PROTECTIVE GEAR EVEN BEFORE THE
 SPIKE IN CASES.
 >> REPORTER: SO SCHOOL IS 
 CLOSED.
 WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AT 
 HOME?
 WITH COVID-19, A VISIT TO YOUR 
 DOCTOR MIGHT BE A THING OF THE 
 PAST. 
 >> ANY OTHER ISSUES SINCE 
 YOU'RE 
 HERE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME
 AGAIN?
 >> NO.
 I THINK WE'RE GOOD. 
 >> REPORTER: DR. LU TAKES CARE 
 OF 15 MONTH OLD ETHAN.
 STILL, I WONDER, HOW WILL 
 PRIMARY CARE CHANGE BECAUSE OF 
 COVID-19? 
 >> THE REALITY IS NONE OF US 
 KNOW HOW TO WORK THIS WAY.
 NONE OF US HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO
 WORK THROUGH A PANDEMIC. 
 >> REPORTER: MARIA BROUGHT HER 
 SON IN BECAUSE HE HAD TO GET A 
 SHOT. 
 SHOT.  
 DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD COME IN
 TODAY.
 >> YEAH.
 MY HUSBAND AND I HAD A 
 CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
 HE WAS ACTUALLY MORE TERRIFIED 
 THAN ME.
 HIS CONCERN WAS WHAT ARE YOU 
 GOING TO DO IF SOMEONE IS SICK,
 THAT HAS COVID-19?
 >> THEY HAVE TO BALANCE THE 
 RISK 
 OF COMING IN VERSUS NOT COMING 
 IN.
 WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING 
 COMPROMISED DECISIONS HERE.
 THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PEOPLE
 WE PROTECT THIS WAY AND SOME 
 PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GET 
 HURT THIS WAY, AND SO WE'RE 
 FACING THE REALITY THAT WE'RE 
 NOT DOING THE BEST WE CAN 
 ANYMORE, WE'RE DOING THE SAFEST
 WE CAN,
 GIVEN TWO REALLY BAD RISKS.
 THE RISK OF MANAGING THE 
 ILLNESS 
 AND THE RISK OF COVID. 
 >> REPORTER: TO MINIMIZE THAT 
 RISK, MOST OF DR. LU'S 
 APPOINTMENTS WILL BE BY VIDEO 
 OR 
 PHONE.
 AND THAT'S TO PROTECT HIMSELF 
 AND HIS PATIENTS.
 SO FAR, THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT 
 PROVIDED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
 FOR HIS CLINIC.
 THE ONLY MASKS HE HAS ARE 
 LEFTOVER FROM THE H1N1 EPIDEMIC
 IN 2009.
 >> THE ONLY MASKS I HAVE ARE 
 NOT 
 N95 MASKS. 
 >> REPORTER: SO YOU DON'T HAVE 
 WHAT YOU NEED TO DO YOUR JOBS?
 >> I DON'T HAVE WHAT I NEED TO 
 DO THE JOB SAFELY.
 >> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK 
 OF THAT?
 >>
 WE'RE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE 
 FRONTLINES AND TAKE THE RISKS, 
 BUT WE DON'T HAVE WHAT WE NEED 
 TO DO THAT.
 >> REPORTER: STILL, NO MATTER 
 WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COMING 
 WEEKS, THE DOCTOR WILL BE 
 THERE. 
 >> WE CHOSE THIS PROFESSION 
 WANTING TO BE OF SERVICE TO 
 PEOPLE, AND IT'S HARD TO GIVE 
 THAT UP.
 THAT'S THE OBLIGATION THAT I 
 HAVE WITH THEM.
 THAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP THAT I 
 TOOK ON WHEN I MADE THAT 
 DECISION TO BE THEIR FAMILY 
 DOCTOR, AND I'M STILL THERE.
 >> Reporter: NICK PERDEN, CBC 
 NEWS, TORONTO.
 >> IAN: NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL,"
 A LOUD THANK YOU TO THOSE 
 WORKING THE FRONTLINES.
 >> THANK YOU, HEALTH CARE 
 WORKERS!
 >> IAN: OUR "MOMENT" IS UP 
 NEXT.
>> Ian:  HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE
SO BUSY THESE DAYS AND WITH
SOCIAL DISTANCING, IT CAN BE
HARD TO KNOW HOW TO THANK THEM
BUT SOME PEOPLE FOUND A WAY TO
CHEER THEM ON.
THE NURSES IN ONTARIO SUGGESTED
A WAY FOR THOSE TO SHOW THEIR
SUPPORT AND THOSE CREATIVE IDEAS
ARE OUR "MOMENT."
>> THANK YOU!
>> THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
>> WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
WE'LL BE OUT HERE EVERY NIGHT AT
7:00 30.
7:30.
>> THIS IS FOR ALL OF THE
DOCTORS AND NURSING FIGHTING FOR
US, THANK YOU!
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY!
>> THANK YOU!
>> YOU RISK YOUR LIVES FOR US
EVERYDAY.
>> Ian:  IF YOU'RE ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THOSE THANK YOUS, YOU
ARE AMONG THE OTHERS SPENDING
HOURS AND TAKING RISKS TO HELP
PROTECT US KNOW.
LET US KNOW HOW THAT THANK YOU
IS BEING RECEIVED.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR MARCH
20th.
GOODNIGHT.
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