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>> Adrienne: THESE ARE UNUSUAL
TIMES AND THIS IS AN UNUSUAL
LOCATION FOR TONIGHT'S
PROGRAMME.
IT'S MY BACK DECK.
LIKE MANY OF YOU, I'M WORKING
FROM HOME, NOT BECAUSE I'M SICK
OR IN ISOLATION, BUT TO DISTANCE
MYSELF WHILE ANDREW WORKS IN THE
STUDIO.
WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO HELP
TO STEM THE SPREAD OF COVID-19,
BUT SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE, WE'LL
ALWAYS BE HERE WITH YOU AND FOR
YOU.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
GO HOME AND STAY HOME.
>> Adrienne: A STERN WARNING
FROM THE PRIME MINISTER, TAKE
SOCIAL DISTANCING SERIOUSLY OR
ELSE.
>> Andrew: ALSO TONIGHT, A
B.C. WOMAN WHO LOST HER MOTHER
TO THE CORONAVIRUS SPEAKS OUT
FROM ISOLATION.
>> I WOULDN'T WISH THIS ON
ANYBODY.
IT ISN'T THE WAY YOU WANT YOUR
FAMILY MEMBER TO GO.
>> Andrew: HER POWERFUL
MESSAGE FOR CANADIANS ABOUT
TAKING THIS VIRUS SERIOUSLY.
>> Adrienne: ONTARIO AND
QUÉBEC SHUT DOWN NONESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES.
>> THIS WAS A VERY, VERY TOUGH
DECISION.
BUT IT IS THE RIGHT DECISION.
>> Adrienne: WHAT STAYS OPEN,
WHAT WILL CLOSE, AND IS IT
ENOUGH TO STOP THE SPREAD?
>> Andrew: AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING TIPS FROM A PRO.
>> TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TAKE
CARE OF YOUR FAMILY, TAKE CARE
OF YOUR FRIENDS.
>> Andrew: IF HE CAN DO IT FOR
MONTHS IN SPACE, WE CAN DO IT
TOO.
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>> Adrienne: WE'VE WATCHED THE
COVID-19 OUTBREAK GROW IN CANADA
FOR WEEKS, BUT TODAY SOME STARK
NUMBERS SHOW THAT IT MAY BE
KICKING INTO A HIGHER GEAR.
>> Andrew: FOUR MORE PEOPLE
HAVE DIED AND CANADA HAS NOW
SHOT WELL PAST 2,000 CASES.
THE NUMBER ALMOST DOUBLE THAT OF
JUST THREE DAYS AGO.
CANADA'S TWO BIGGEST PROVINCES
ARE NOW THE ONES WITH THE
HIGHEST CASE LOADS.
QUÉBEC REPORTED A TIDAL WAVE OF
NEW CASES TODAY.
IT AND ONTARIO WILL BASICALLY BE
SHUT DOWN BY TOMORROW NIGHT.
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES WERE
TOLD TO CLOSE UP SHOP TO SLOW
THE SPREAD, AND THE PRIME
MINISTER DELIVERED A BLUNT
MESSAGE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
IT'S TIME FOR ALL CANADIANS TO
RECOGNIZE HOW DEADLY SERIOUS
THIS IS AND STAY HOME.
THE PRIME MINISTER, AMONG MANY
CANADIANS FRUSTRATED WITH THOSE
NOT FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS.
AND AS DAVID COCHRANE REPORTS,
EVEN TOUGHER MEASURES COULD COME
SOON.
>> Reporter: THE PRIME
MINISTER HAS SPENT WEEKS TRYING
TO REASSURE CANADIANS.
NOW HE'S WARNING THE ONES WHO
AREN'T LISTENING.
>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: WE'VE ALL SEEN THE
PICTURES ONLINE OF PEOPLE WHO
SEEM TO THINK THAT THEY'RE
INVINCIBLE.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
GO HOME AND STAY HOME.
>> Reporter: THESE PICTURES AT
A VANCOUVER BEACH ARE SAID TO
HAVE MADE THE PRIME MINISTER
PARTICULARLY ANGRY AS THESE
NORMAL SIGNS OF SPRING ARE A BIG
SIGN OF TROUBLE.
PEOPLE IGNORING PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVICE.
>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: WE NEED TO SLOW AND
STOP THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS IF
WE ARE GOING TO COME THROUGH
THIS STRONGLY AS A COUNTRY
WITHOUT LOSING TOO MANY OF OUR
LOVED ONES.
>> AVOID CROWDED PLACES --
>> Reporter: TO DRIVE IT ALL
HOME, THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF
ADS
TO PUSH PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE
THAT IS ACUTELY IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE IN ACUTE SETTINGS.
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH WORKERS AT
RISK OF BEING OVERRUN.
TO KEEP THE VIRUS OUT OF
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES WHERE
CANADA HAS SEEN THE MOST DEATHS.
EVEN TO KEEP ESSENTIAL SERVICES
LIKE GROCERY STORES RUNNING.
NOT KNOWING IS NO EXCUSE.
>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: LISTENING IS YOUR DUTY
AND STAYING HOME IS YOUR WAY TO
SERVE.
>> Reporter: IT'S A MESSAGE
THAT ALL GOVERNMENTS ESPECIALLY
WANT THE SNOWBIRDS TO HEAR AS
THEY FLY HOME FROM THE WINTER.
>> IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THEY
DON'T STOP FOR GROCERIES, THAT
THEY DON'T VISIT THEIR FRIENDS
OR FAMILY ON THE WAY HOME,
THEY'RE NOT STOPPING ANYWHERE
BUT GOING DIRECTLY HOME AND
DOING SO SAFELY.
>> GO DIRECTLY HOME AND STAY IN
YOUR HOUSE.
YOU'RE PUTTING THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT RISK.
>> Reporter: IT'S THE TOUGHEST
LANGUAGE TODAY WITH THE THREAT
OF TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT MEASURES
IF PEOPLE STILL DON'T LISTEN.
TO THIS POINT, OTTAWA HAS LEFT
THE HAMMER IN THE HANDS OF THE
PROVINCES, MANY OF WHOM ARE
HAPPY TO SWING IT.
DAVID COCHRANE, CBC NEWS,
OTTAWA.
>> Andrew: SO DESPITE
AGGRESSIVE MESSAGING CAMPAIGNS
TOO MANY CANADIANS STILL ARE NOT
DOING THEIR PART TO SLOW THE
SPREAD.
ALISON NORTHCOTT TAKES A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE
BATTLE FOR COMPLIANCE.
>> Reporter: POLICE DIRECTED
TRAFFIC FOR THIS COVID-19
DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITE IN
MONTRÉAL.
ONE WAY OFFICERS ARE INVOLVED IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS.
THEY'RE ALSO ENFORCING SOCIAL
DISTANCING RULES AND FIELDING
200 911 CALLS ON SATURDAY FROM
PEOPLE REPORTING SOCIAL
GATHERINGS THAT THE PROVINCE
ORDERED TO STOP.
>> ON ONE HAND WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO START CALLING AND SAY,
OH, MY NEIGHBOUR IS TAKING A
WALK AND THERE'S TWO PEOPLE.
BUT, ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN
PEOPLE CALL IT SHOWS
THAT THEY'RE BECOMING CONSCIOUS.
>> Reporter: MONTRÉAL POLICE
SAY THEY DO HAVE THE POWER TO
MAKE ARRESTS, BUT HOPE THAT IT
DOESN'T COME TO THAT.
BUT IN QUÉBEC CITY POLICE DID
ARREST A WOMAN FOR DEFYING A
QUARANTINE ORDER LAST WEEK.
>> WE ON THE DISCRETION OF OUR
BY-LAW OFFICERS.
>> Reporter: CITY COUNCIL
PASSED A MOTION TODAY ALLOWING
THE CITY TO FINE BUSINESSES AND
INDIVIDUALS WHO DEFY STATE OF
EMERGENCY RULES.
>> ON THE WEEKEND WHEN I SAW
PEOPLE PLAYING SOCCER, HAVING
PICNICS, YOU KNOW, ON THE
BASKETBALL COURTS AND PLAYING
HOCKEY.
IT WAS A NICE DAY -- AND PLAYING
BEER PONG, CAN YOU IMAGINE?
SO I SAID TO COUNCIL THAT WE
HAVE TO ACT.
>> Reporter: OTHER PROVINCES,
INCLUDING NOVA SCOTIA AND
ONTARIO, ARE ALSO USING THE
THREAT OF FINES TO ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE COMPLY.
>> THERE WAS A POLICE CRUISER
GOING BY AND HE WAS USING HIS
LOUD SPEAKERS AND HIS MICROPHONE
AND TELLING A NUMBER OF
PEDESTRIANS TO STAY SIX FEET
APART.
>> WE'RE ENCOURAGING AND
PROMOTING COMPLIANCE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T WANT TO GET
INTO, YOU KNOW, GIVING
PEOPLE TICKETS, BUT IF THAT'S
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, THAT'S
WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO.
>> THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING A
MESSAGE.
A SMALL GROUP ARE IGNORING THE
MESSAGE.
>> Reporter: ONTARIO PREMIER
DOUG FORD SAYS THAT CONVINCING
THEM IS NOT JUST UP TO POLICE.
>> FOLLOW THE RULES.
AND WE SEE BUSINESSES OPEN AND I
WON'T HESITATE TO CALL THEM OUT
BY NAME.
>> Reporter: POLICE HOPE THEY
WON'T HAVE TO RESORT TO FINES
AND THAT PEOPLE WILL LISTEN AND
FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS.
ALISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS,
MONTRÉAL.
>> Adrienne: SO LET'S TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT THE LATEST
COVID-19 NUMBERS IN CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW AT LEAST 2,092
REPORTED CASES.
THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 620 FROM
YESTERDAY.
QUÉBEC STANDS OUT WITH A HUGE
SPIKE OF 409.
IN A FEW MINUTES WE'LL EXPLAIN
HOW THAT PROVINCE HAS CHANGED
HOW IT COUNTS CASES.
BUT ONTARIO IS UP BY 79, B.C. BY
48, AND ALBERTA BY 42.
ACROSS COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE
GETTING SICK.
TINA LOVGREEN LOOKS AT WHO THEY
ARE.
>> Reporter: TERESA COMEY SAYS
THAT HER MOTHER NEVER LIKED TO
BE THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION.
>> SHE'LL BE LOOKING DOWN AND
SHE'LL BE LIKE, TERESA, PLEASE
STOP TALKING.
BECAUSE SHE WAS SO PRIVATE.
>> Reporter: BUT SHE'S
SPEAKING ABOUT THE 89-YEAR-OLD,
THE INTROVERT WITH THE HEART OF
AN ARTIST, BECAUSE SHE DIED FROM
COVID-19 WHILE AT THE
LYNN VALLEY CARE CENTRE.
>> YOU WOULDN'T WANT SOMETHING
LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN TO ANYBODY
THAT YOU KNEW, LET ALONE SOMEONE
THAT YOU LOVE BECAUSE YOU'RE
100% HELPLESS, YOU'RE 100%
POWERLESS IN THIS SITUATION.
THE SITUATION IS THIS AND YOU
HAVE TO NAVIGATE IT.
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A
BIGGER MESSAGE TO SHARE.
>> TO LOOK AROUND AND SEE PEOPLE
NOT TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, AND
UNTIL EACH PERSON IS TOUCHED
THEMSELVES BY A FAMILY MEMBER,
THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE
ENORMITY OF THIS ENTIRE
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: MOST OF THOSE WHO
HAVE DIED IN CANADA HAVE BEEN
ELDERLY, LARGELY IN THEIR 70s
AND 80s.
AT LEAST 15 OF THE 24 FATALITIES
IN THE COUNTRY WERE RESIDENTS
OF THREE SENIORS CARE FACILITIES
IN B.C. AND QUÉBEC.
A MAN IN HIS 60s DIED IN
EDMONTON.
AND THE YOUNGEST KNOWN DEATH WAS
AN ONTARIO MAN IN HIS 50s WITH
AN UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION.
AT LEAST 40 PATIENTS ARE
FIGHTING THE VIRUS IN INTENSIVE
CARE UNITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS AND WE
REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW FAR IT CAN
GO.
>> Reporter: HER HUSBAND JAY
IS ONE OF THEM.
THE 52-YEAR-OLD PASTOR HAS VIRAL
PNEUMONIA AND HAS BEEN IN THE
HOSPITAL IN CALGARY SINCE
WEDNESDAY.
>> AND YOU ARE SO STRESSED OUT.
>> Reporter: THE ENTIRE FAMILY
HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE
VIRUS, MEANING THEY CAN'T VISIT
HIM IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> IT PUTS ALL OF THIS
COMPLEXITY AROUND THEIR PASSING.
>> Reporter: THERE WON'T BE A
FUNERAL FOR TERESA COMEY'S
MOTHER, AT LEAST NOT FOR A FEW
MORE MONTHS.
>> IT FEELS TERRIBLE TO MOURN
SOMEBODY IN ISOLATION.
>> Reporter: THAT'S THE ADDED
CRUELTY OF THE VIRUS -- HAVING
TO STAY AWAY WHEN YOU WANT TO
GET TOGETHER THE MOST.
TINA LOVGREEN, CBC NEWS, NORTH
VANCOUVER, B.C.
>> Adrienne: AS WE SAID, THE
NUMBER OF NEW CASES IN QUÉBEC
TODAY IS JARRING.
IT NEARLY TRIPLED ITS CASE COUNT
IN JUST A DAY.
BUT THE FEAR IS THAT A BIGGER
SURGE IS STILL TO COME.
CHRISTINE BIRAK WITH HOW
HOSPITALS ACROSS CANADA ARE
GEARING UP FOR WHAT'S COMING.
>> WE CAN SEE TODAY AN IMPORTANT
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES.
>> Reporter: IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT BUT IT'S A HUGE JUMP
FROM OVER 200 CONFIRMED CASES TO
MORE THAN 600.
IT NOW INCLUDES POSITIVE TEST
RESULTS FROM ALL HOSPITAL RUN
LABS IN QUÉBEC.
BEFORE TODAY, SOME OF THOSE
CASES REQUIRED A SECOND
VERIFICATION TEST.
BUT A SURGE IN CASES MEANS
PEOPLE AREN'T KEEPING THEIR
DISTANCE FROM ONE ANOTHER AND
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING.
>> OUTSIDE OF HEALTH CARE THIS
IS KIND OF A WEIRD INCONVENIENCE
AND IT'S AN ODD TIME, BUT FOR US
THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY SCARY.
>> Reporter: BASED ON CANADIAN
CASE REPORTS SO FAR, 6% OF
COVID-19 CASES HAVE BEEN
HOSPITALIZED.
STAFF ARE NOW CARING FOR ABOUT
120 PATIENTS AND COUNTING.
FOR A 20-DAY STAY IN HOSPITAL,
CARING FOR A SINGLE PATIENT
REQUIRES ABOUT A HUNDRED PAIRS
OF GLOVES, MASKS AND GOWNS.
HOSPITALS ARE CALLING ON ANYONE
WITH UNUSED SUPPLIES TO HAND
THEM OVER.
>> WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN
THE COMMUNITY.
DENTISTS, VETERINARIANS AND NAIL
SALONS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES
AND PEST CONTROL, ETC., AND WE
KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO
HELP.
>> Reporter: UNIVERSITY
RESEARCHERS ARE ANSWERING THAT
CALL.
>> THE DANGER IN A CLINICAL
SETTING IS THAT AS THEY GET LOW
ON THESE SUPPLIES THEY HAVE TO
START REUSING THEM.
>> WE'LL NEED DIAPERS --
>> Reporter: OR MAKING THEIR
OWN.
IN SOME AMERICAN CITIES THEY'RE
ALREADY RUNNING OUT.
>> WE'RE ABOUT 10 DAYS AWAY FROM
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM NOT
BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
>> Reporter: HEALTH CANADA HAS
SECURED MILLIONS OF MASKS THAT
SHOULD BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.
STILL, THERE'S CONCERN THAT AS A
SURGE IN PATIENTS STARTS IT
WON'T BE ENOUGH.
CHRISTINE BIRAK, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: OKAY, LET'S BRING
IN DR. ISSAC BOGOCH, AN
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST.
SO, DR. BOGOCH, THIS SURGE -- I
MEAN, WHEN DOES IT PEAK AND HOW
BIG DOES IT GET?
>> IT'S REALLY HARD TO KNOW AND
A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO DEPEND
ON HOW WE DO AS CANADIANS WITH
OUR SOCIAL OR PHYSICAL
DISTANCING MEASURES.
IF WE REALLY TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY
AND WE ACTUALLY ALL ABIDE BY
THESE PRINCIPLES WE CAN
CERTAINLY LIMIT THE SURGE OF
CASES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
SEEING IN CANADA.
>> Andrew: OKAY, BUT THAT
THERE CONTINUES TO BE SORT OF
CLEAR
EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO
AREN'T FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES
WHO AREN'T TAKING IT AS
SERIOUSLY AS OTHERS, WHAT IS THE
REALISTIC CONSEQUENCE OF THAT?
>> I MEAN, TRULY, IF WE DON'T --
IF WE DON'T ALL ABIDE BY THESE
PRINCIPLES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE
MORE AND MORE COMMUNITY
TRANSMISSION AND WE'RE GOING TO
SEE A GREATER NUMBER OF
NEW CASES PER DAY, DAY AFTER
DAY.
I SHOULD ALSO REMIND PEOPLE TOO
THAT SOME OF THESE NEW CASES ARE
REALLY BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING MORE
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AVAILABLE AND
A LOOSENING OF THE RESTRICTIONS
ON WHO CAN GET TESTED.
AND AS THESE TEST KITS ROLL OUT,
WE'LL MAKE MORE DIAGNOSIS AND
WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO BE
REFLECTIVE OF SIX PEOPLE IN
HOSPITAL, BUT REFLECTIVE OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT THAT SICK WHO
ARE IN A HOME OR COMMUNITY
SETTINGS AS WELL.
SO THAT MIGHT BE CONTRIBUTING TO
THE GREATER NUMBER OF CASES THAT
WE'RE SEEING.
>>> Andrew: RIGHT, THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE.
DR. BOGOCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANY TIME.
>> Andrew: ONTARIO AND QUÉBEC
HAVE ANNOUNCED NEAR TOTAL
SHUTDOWNS, DRASTIC MEASURES TO
FIGHT THE SPREAD.
ELLEN MAURO TAKES US THROUGH
THAT.
>> WE MUST GET AHEAD OF THIS
VIRUS TO BEAT THIS VIRUS.
>> Reporter: AND GETTING
AHEAD, ONTARIO'S PREMIER SAID,
MEANS SHUTTING DOWN.
>> THIS WAS A VERY, VERY TOUGH
DECISION.
BUT IT IS THE RIGHT DECISION.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR HALF
MEASURES.
>> Reporter: STARTING MIDNIGHT
TOMORROW, NON-ESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES IN THE PROVINCE WILL
BE CLOSED.
REMAINING OPEN, GROCERY STORES,
PHARMACIES, TAKEOUTS AND LIQUOR
STORES.
CUTTING ACCESS TO ALCOHOL,
AUTHORITIES SAY, WOULD CAUSE
PROBLEMS.
>> WHETHER WE CARE TO ADMIT IT
OR NOT, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN
OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT DEPENDENCE ISSUES.
>> Reporter: HARDWARE STORES
WILL ALSO STAY OPEN.
ANDREW ROTBLATT HAS STRICT
DISTANCING MEASURES IN HIS STORE
IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO.
>> WE ARE PUTTING SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO
BE COMPLYING.
>> Reporter: AND ONTARIO
FOLLOWED P.E.I. AND TODAY
QUÉBEC.
FRANÇOIS LEGAULT EXPLAINED THE
LOCKDOWN LIKE THIS --
>> WE PUT CHANCES ON OUR SIDE
THAT IT GOES BETTER AFTER.
SO I THINK THAT IN DOING MORE
THAN THAT, IT'S HELPING
EVERYBODY.
>> Reporter: WISE WORDS, SAYS
THIS INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SPECIALIST.
>> EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO
AND THEY GAVE US A CHANCE AND,
YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE KIND OF
BLEW IT.
THEY DIDN'T ACT THE WAY THAT
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO.
I THINK THAT RESULTED IN THIS
LOCKDOWN WHICH I THINK THAT IS
TOTALLY APPROPRIATE.
>> THEY GO TO THAT DARK PLACE.
>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE LOCKDOWN PROMPTED SUSAN
NAGY TO GO SHOPPING.
>> I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE
A WEIRD NEW NORMAL FOR PEOPLE
AND I THINK THAT THERE WILL HAVE
TO BE A LOT OF ADJUSTMENT.
>> Reporter: ADJUSTMENT AND
ISOLATION, THE REALITY OF LIVING
WITH COVID-19.
ELLEN MAURO, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Andrew: SO COVID-19 IS
HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT AS
PROVINCES AND CITIES
LOOK TO MANAGE THE PROVINCE.
ANITA BATHE IS TRACKING STORIES
FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA
FOR US.
ANITA?
>> Reporter: ANDREW, A
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS SHUTDOWN
THAT ELLEN JUST SPOKE ABOUT,
WELL, IT CAUSED CONFUSION TODAY.
IT WASN'T CLEAR WHAT MIGHT STAY
OPEN AND WHAT MIGHT CLOSE, SO
LONG LINES FORMED OUTSIDE
GROCERY AND CANNABIS STORES AS
PEOPLE RUSHED TO STOCK UP.
IT TURNS OUT THAT THOSE STORES
WILL, IN FACT, STAY OPEN.
NOW IN ONTARIO, THE PROVINCE'S
SCHOOLS ARE RESCHEDULED TO OPEN
IN TWO WEEKS.
BUT TODAY A CHANGE OF HEART.
>> THE MINISTER BELIEVES THAT
APRIL 6th KIDS ARE GOING BACK
TO SCHOOL.
THE KIDS WON'T GOING BACK TO
SCHOOL ON APRIL 6th.
BUT, AGAIN, THIS IS CHANGING
HOUR-BY-HOUR, DAY-BY-DAY.
>> Reporter: NOW THERE ARE
STILL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
RETURNING BACK TO CANADA AND
THAT HAS OTTAWA TAXI DRIVERS
SOUNDING THE ALARM.
THEY ARE OFTEN THE FIRST POINT
OF CONTACT WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES
THE AIRPORT.
TAXI DRIVERS ARE NOW WAITING TO
SEE IF THEY END UP GETTING
DESIGNATED AS AN ESSENTIAL
SERVICE BY THE GOVERNMENT.
>> WHEN I FINISH HERE AND I GO
TO MY HOUSE WITH MY KIDS, HOW
WILL I STAY WITH MY KIDS.
MY KIDS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE
OUTSIDE BUT I HAVE TO WORK.
I HAVE A MORTGAGE AND I HAVE A
KID AND I NEED FOOD.
BUT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T DO
ANYTHING FOR ME.
>> Reporter: A QUICK LOOK AT
NOVA SCOTIA.
CHECKPOINTS HAVE NOW SPRUNG UP
AT EVERY MAJOR ENTRY POINT INTO
THE CITY.
THAT MEANS HIGHWAYS AND FERRIES
AND AIRPORTS, EVERYTHING IS
PATROLLED AND EVERYONE IS BEING
QUESTIONED.
ANYONE CONSIDERED A
NON-ESSENTIAL WORKER IS BEING
TOLD TO SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14
DAYS, EVEN IF COMING FROM
ANOTHER PART OF CANADA.
NOVA SCOTIA HAS 28 POSITIVE
TESTS THAT ARE NEW, BRINGING THE
TOTAL TONIGHT TO 41.
AND ONE OF THOSE IS A CHILD
UNDER 10 YEARS OLD.
ANDIEN?
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT,
THANKS, ANITA.
WELL, WHILE THEY ARE TRYING TO
ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING,
DONALD TRUMP IS LOOKING TO EASE
RESTRICTIONS AS EARLY AS NEXT
WEEK.
THIS AS THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES GREW
40,000 IN THE U.S. BY THIS
EVENING, DEATHS JUMPED PAST 500.
AND MAYORS AND GOVERNORS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STILL
PLEADING FOR HELP.
AS PAUL HUNTER TELLS US, THE
U.S. PRESIDENT REALLY WANTS
AMERICANS TO GET BACK TO WORK.
>> President Donald Trump:
THIS WAS NOT A COUNTRY BUILT FOR
THIS.
IT WAS NOT BUILT TO BE SHUT
DOWN.
>> Reporter: HINTING THAT HIS
OWN GUIDELINES ENCOURAGING
SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE IN TURN
SLAMMING THE U.S. ECONOMY,
DONALD TRUMP TODAY SUGGESTED
THAT HE MAY BE ABOUT TO RESCIND
THOSE GUIDELINES.
>> President Donald Trump:
AMERICA WILL AGAIN AND SOON BE
OPEN FOR BUSINESS, VERY SOON.
A LOT SOONER THAN THREE OR FOUR
MONTHS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THE CURE
TO BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM.
>> Reporter: SAID TRUMP
TONIGHT, A DECISION ON WHETHER
TO EASE UP WILL COME IN ABOUT A
WEEK.
BUT AS MEGA-LINEUPS CONTINUE FOR
CORONA TESTING, U.S. HOSPITALS
BRACE FOR BEING FLAT OUT
OVERWHELMED.
NOT LEAST AFTER A BLUNT NEW
PREDICTION FROM THE SURGEON
GENERAL.
>> I WANT AMERICA TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS WEEK IT'S GOING TO GET
BAD.
>> Reporter: IN HARD HIT NEW
YORK TODAY, A GIANT CONVENTION
CENTRE WAS TURNED INTO A
MAKESHIFT FEDERAL HOSPITAL.
AND SOME WORRY THAT IF TRUMP NOW
PROMOTES A PROMPT RESTART FOR
U.S. BUSINESSES THAT THE
RESULTING CLOSER SOCIAL
INTERACTION WILL ONLY MAKE
THINGS WORSE.
STILL, TONIGHT TRUMP SEEMED
OPTIMISTIC.
PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED SOCIAL
DISTANCING, HE SAID.
HOTSPOTS CAN BE MONITORED AND
SUPPLIES ARE BEING STEPPED UP.
>> President Donald Trump:
WE'RE HAVING MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF MASKS MADE AS WE
SPEAK.
>> Reporter: HE HAD A WARNING
FOR THOSE HOARDING SUPPLIES OR
SELLING FAKE TESTS.
>> President Donald Trump: THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL BE
AGGRESSIVELY PROSECUTING
FRAUDULENT SCHEMES.
>> Reporter: AND HE
HIGHLIGHTED THE START OF TESTING
FOR THAT MALARIA DRUG THAT HE'S
PROMOTED AS A POSSIBLE
TREATMENT.
>> President Donald Trump: IT
WOULD BE A GIFT FROM GOD IF THAT
WORKED.
IT WOULD BE A BIG GAME-CHANGER.
>> Reporter: TRUMP, WHO OFTEN
CALLED THIS THE CHINESE VIRUS,
SAID THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
THE U.S.-ASIAN COMMUNITY BE
PROTECTED, ADDING THAT IT'S NOT
THEIR FAULT.
AND IN THE HEALTH RISKS ON
REOPENING THE ECONOMY, TRUMP
SEEMED TO CALL FOR PROSPECTIVE.
HE SAID LOTS OF PEOPLE DIE IN
CAR CRASHES EVERY YEAR, THAT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S
NO MORE DRIVING.
PAUL HUNTER, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> Adrienne: MORE SIGNS
TONIGHT THAT THE 2020 OLYMPIC
GAMES SIMPLY CANNOT GO ON AS
PLANNED.
NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," CANADIAN
ATHLETES PUT OLYMPIC DREAMS ON
HOLD.
>> I KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT THIS IS THEIR LAST
OLYMPICS, THIS IS THEIR LAST GO,
AND YOU KIND OF JUST HURT FOR
THEM.
>> Andrew: AND WE PUT YOUR
QUESTIONS TO THE DOCTORS.
INCLUDING THIS ONE -- IF I HAD
MAINLY BEEN STAYING AT HOME
ALONE IS IT SAFE TO MEET UP WITH
OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN
STAYING HOME ALONE?
>> I GUESS THAT I'M OVERWHELMED.
>> Adrienne: AND TIPS FOR
PARENTS NOW SUDDENLY TURNED
TEACHERS FOR THOSE KIDS STUCK AT
HOME.
WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
AS WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER HAS
ISSUED A STERN NEW ORDER.
>> FROM THIS EVENING I MUST GIVE
THE BRITISH PEOPLE A VERY SIMPLE
INSTRUCTION -- YOU MUST STAY AT
HOME.
>> Adrienne: BORIS JOHNSON
SAYS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY GO
OUT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS --
FOR FOOD OR MEDICINE, TO
EXERCISE ONCE A DAY, TO PROVIDE
OR TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE, OR
TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK IF
IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
HE ALSO ORDERED ALL
NON-ESSENTIAL SHOPS TO CLOSE AND
THREATENED FINES FOR THOSE WHO
DO NOT COMPLY.
>>> SO OLYMPIC COMMITTEES OF THE
U.S. AND AUSTRALIA ARE NOW
FOLLOWING CANADA'S LEAD.
THEY TOO ARE NOW CALLING ON THE
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
TO POSTPONE THE TOKYO GAMES.
AS JAMIE STRASHIN TELLS US, IT
SEEMS THAT JAPAN IS CONSIDERING
THAT POSSIBILITY.
>> Reporter: THIS HURDLER IS
ALSO A REGISTERED NURSE AND
UNDERSTANDS WHY THE CANADIAN
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ISN'T SENDING
ATHLETES TO JAPAN.
>> WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT, YOU
KNOW, THE NEXT WEEK TO MONTHS
EVEN LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW.
SO, I MEAN, DISHEARTENING TO SAY
THE LEAST, BUT A RIGHT DECISION.
>> Reporter: CANADA'S MOVE
COMES AS THE INTERNATIONAL
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE FACES INTENSE
PRESSURE TO POSTPONE THESE
GAMES.
THE UNITED STATES IS ALWAYS NOW
CALLING FOR A POSTPONEMENT.
SO TOO IS AUSTRALIA.
HURDLER SAGE WATSON SUPPORTS
CANADA'S CHOICE
AND UNDERSTANDS WHY THE I.O.C.
WANTS MORE TIME.
>> SOMEBODY FROM THE I.O.C.
MESSAGED ME AND THEY SAID THIS
IS LIKE A TETRIS GAME.
THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS AND
SO MANY THINGS TO FIGURE OUT.
>> Reporter: LONG-TIME MEMBER
CANADIAN DICK POUND SUGGEST
TODAY THAT THE GAMES WILL LIKELY
BE PUSHED BACK TO JULY 2021.
EVEN THE JAPANESE ARE HAVING
DOUBTS.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: WITH PRIME
MINISTER
SHINZO ABE TODAY ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT A POSTPONEMENT WAS ON THE
TABLE.
DIANA MATHESON, PART OF THE
CANADIAN SOCCER TEAM THAT
QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN TOKYO,
SAYS THAT IT'S BEEN IMPOSSIBLE
TO PROPERLY PREPARE AS ATHLETES
TRY TO SOCIALLY ISOLATE.
>> AND WE AS OLYMPIANS ARE
TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WORKOUT AT HOME, AND GO ON SOLO
RUNS, BUT, PLEASE STOP PLAYING
SOCCER IN THE PARKS WITH 20
PEOPLE.
I'M NOT PLAYING SOCCER AND YOU
SHOULDN'T EITHER.
>> Reporter: AS THE I.O.C.
FIGURES OUT HOW OR WHEN THESE
GAMES WILL TAKE PLACE,
SAGE WATSON SAYS THAT IT'S A
TOUGH TIME FOR EVERYONE.
>> I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT THIS IS THEIR LAST
OLYMPICS, THIS IS THEIR LAST GO,
AND YOU KIND OF JUST HAVE TO
HURT FOR THEM.
>> Reporter: BUT THE OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE SAYS THAT THESE TIMES
ARE DIFFERENT, A TIME FOR EMPTY
STADIUMS AND A TIME TO PUT THE
OLYMPICS ON HOLD.
JAMIE STRASHIN, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: OKAY IN A FEW
MOMENTS TIME OUR TEAM OF DOCTORS 
ARE GOING TO TAKE ON THE
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
SENDING US, INCLUDING THIS ONE
-- HOW WILL
THIS VIRUS EVENTUALLY STOP?
DOES IT JUST DIE OUT AND
DISAPPEAR?
>> WE'RE BACK IN A MOMENT, BUT
FIRST THIS --
(*)
>>> FOR MANY, LIKE MONTRÉAL
CANADIAN THOMAS TATAR THE
ABSENCE OF PRO SPORTS IS TOUGH,
BUT ATHLETES AND COMMENTATORS
AND FANS ARE NOW GETTING
CREATIVE TO BEAT THE COVID-19
ISOLATION BLUES.
FROM ENGLAND'S PROBABLY
SHORT-LIVED SOCIAL DISTANCING
SOCCER LEAGUE.
>> THE FINAL OF THE TWO LONE'S
BLOKES IN THE PARK CONTEST.
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.
TWO RUNNERS IN THE DISTANCE, NOT
KEEPING ENOUGH DISTANCE,
FRANKLY.
>> Andrew: TO FELINE MARTIAL
ARTS.
>> IT'S A BUTT PUNCH BY WINSTON.
BUTT PUNCH.
AND NOW IT'S SNIFFING.
AND NOW WE'RE HOLDING.
STARING CONTEST IS NOW IN
PROGRESS.
>> Andrew: AND, HEY, THERE'S
THE TORONTO RAPTORS' SURGE ABACA 
ABACA'S
COMPETITIVE DISHWASHER LOADING.
(*)
OH!
THROWS IT DOWN.
>> Andrew: IF YOU'VE GOT A
GREAT ISOLATION BOREDOM KILLING
VIDEO EMAIL US AT
THENATIONAL@CBC.CA.
>> Andrew: WELCOME BACK.
COVID-19 IS DRIVING AN
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF CHANGE
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN OUR
DAY-TO-DAY LIVES AND THAT'S LED
TO A TONNE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW TO STAY SAFE AND HOW TO STAY
HEALTHY.
SO EVERY NIGHT WE'RE TURNING TO
A TEAM
OF DOCTORS TO HELP TO FIND
ANSWERS WITH
ME IS DR. SAMIR GUPTA, A
RESPIROLOGIST, AND DR. ISSAC
BOGOCH, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
SPECIALIST.
HELLO, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
DR. BOGOCH, LET'S START WITH
THIS FIRST QUESTION.
AND THIS IS ONE THAT I'VE GOTTA
SAY THAT WE GOT AN AWFUL LOT.
HERE IT IS -- SHOULD YOU BE
SOCIAL DISTANCING FROM YOUR OWN
PARTNER OR YOUR OWN SPOUSE IF
YOU LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE BUT
ARE STILL GOING TO WORK
REGULARLY, STILL GOING OUTSIDE?
>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S A BIT OF A
JUDGMENT CALL.
I THINK THAT DIFFERENT PEOPLE
HAVE DIFFERENT RISK THRESHOLDS.
AND, OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE BOTH
VERY, VERY CAREFUL AT YOUR PLACE
OF WORK AND BEING MINDFUL OF
HAND HYGIENE.
AND YOU'RE BOTH CLEARLY WITHOUT
ANY SYMPTOMS, YOU KNOW, MANY
PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO HAVE SOME
DEGREE OF NORMALCY IN THEIR LIFE
AND STILL MAINTAINING THE SAME
HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY
DID BEFORE THIS.
CERTAINLY, SOME OTHER PEOPLE ARE
CHOOSING NOT TO DO THAT, AND
THAT'S OKAY.
AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
SLEEPING IN SEPARATE BEDROOMS.
SLEEPING IN SEPARATE BEDROOMS.
BUT I REALLY THINK THAT IT IS
TOTALLY
REASONABLE TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF
NORMALCY IN A RELATIONSHIP AT
HOME.
AND IF BOTH PEOPLE ARE
COMPLETELY HEALTHY AND WELL, I
THINK THAT IS COMPLETELY FINE.
>> Andrew: DR. GUPTA, THIS
NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS ONCE YOU GET HOME.
SO DO I NEED TO WASH MY HANDS
REGULARLY AND
REPEATEDLY WHEN I AM AT HOME OR
ONLY AFTER I HAD CONTACT WITH
THE OUTSIDE WORLD?
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THEORETICALLY
THE TIME THAT IT'S MOST
IMPORTANT IS WHETHER YOU HAD
CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
BUT EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD
THAT CONTACT, IT IS A GREAT
HABIT TO GET INTO.
AND, YOU KNOW, DON'T FORGET THAT
THERE ARE OTHER INFECTIONS THAN
COVID-19.
SO IT'S A GOOD HABIT TO GET
INTO, TO PROTECT YOURSELF
AGAINST ALL SORTS OF INFECTIONS.
>> Andrew: RIGHT, FAIR ENOUGH.
AND I SUPPOSE THAT ODDS ARE THAT
YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO GET SICK
FROM THOSE OTHER INFECTIONS THAN
COVID-19.
DR. BOGOCH, NEXT QUESTION FOR
YOU, IF I MAINLY HAVE BEEN
STAYING AT HOME ALONE, IS IT
SAFE TO MEET UP WITH OTHER
PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN
STAYING HOME ALONE?
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS THAT WE
REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT
AND WE HAVE HEARD TIME AND TIME
AGAIN FROM OUR SENIOR PUBLIC
HEALTH LEADERSHIP THAT WE'VE GOT
TO STAY HOME, SPREAD OUT.
BUT HAVING SAID THAT, I THINK
THAT IT'S TOTALLY OKAY FOR
PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, GET SOME
FRESH AIR AND GO OUTSIDE FOR A
WALK AS LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR
DISTANCE FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
SO IF TWO PEOPLE MAYBE WANT TO
GO FOR A WALK TOGETHER, BUT
THEY'RE FAR APART FROM EACH
OTHER AND
THEY WANT TO GO OUTSIDE AND GET
FRESH AIR.
THAT'S TOTALLY REASONABLE.
BUT I THINK THAT THE KEY THING
IS NO CONGREGATIONS OF GROUPS OF
PEOPLE.
AND EVEN IF THERE'S TWO
PEOPLE TOGETHER, LET'S KEEP THAT
TWO METRE DISTANCE.
>> Andrew: OKAY, DR. GUPTA,
THIS IS ABOUT THE TWO METRE
DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN CONDO BUILDINGS OR
APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
HOW LONG CAN THIS CORONAVIRUS
STAY AIRBORNE IF SOMEONE COUGHS
OR SNEEZES AND I'M THINKING IN
AN ELEVATOR, SAY?
>> OKAY.
WELL, I THINK THAT THE FIRST
THING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO
CLARIFY HERE IS THAT I THINK
THAT THERE'S SOME CONFUSION
BECAUSE OF THE STUDY THAT CAME
OUT RECENTLY THAT SHOW THAT THE
VIRUS CAN ACTUALLY BE SUSPENDED
IN THE AIR.
BUT THAT WAS ACTUALLY A STUDY
WHERE THEY USED A MEDICAL DEVICE 
CALLED A NEBULIZER.
SO WAS NOT ABOUT EVERYDAY
REAL-LIFE CONDITIONS, IT WAS
ABOUT
CONDITIONS IN A HOSPITAL WITH
SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT.
SO IN YOUR EVERYDAY SCENARIO,
PEOPLE COUGHING OR SNEEZING, IT
DOESN'T ACTUALLY GET SUSPENDED
IN THE AIR.
IT SIMPLY TRAVELS IN THESE
DROPLETS.
AND THESE DROPLETS, THEY'LL HIT
A SURFACE OR LAND ON THE GROUND,
BUT THEY WON'T STAY SUSPENDED IN
THE AIR.
IT SIMPLY TRAVELS IN THESE
DROPLETS.
AND THESE DROPLETS, THEY'LL HIT
A SURFACE OR LAND ON THE GROUND,
BUT THEY WON'T STAY SUSPENDED IN
THE AIR.
SO IF YOU'RE IN AN ELEVATOR AND
AGAIN IT'S HARD TO BE SIX FEET
AWAY FROM SOMEONE, I DO BELIEVE
THEY SHOULD BE FACING IN A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION
WHEN THEY COUGH OR SNEEZE SO
THAT THE DROPLETS WILL GO IN
THAT OTHER DIRECTION.
BUT THE THING TO BE MOST MINDFUL
OF IN AN ELEVATOR IS THAT ALL OF
THOSE SURFACES ARE PARTICULARLY
CONTAMINATED, PARTICULARLY THOSE
BUTONS.
-- BUTTONS.
SO, AGAIN, IT COMES BACK TO HAND
HYGIENE.
>> Andrew: DR. BOGOCH, HOW
DOES THIS VIRUS EVENTUALLY STOP,
DOES IT DIE OUT AND DISAPPEAR?
>> THE SHORT ANSWER THAT NO ONE
KNOWS.
ONE OF THE PREVAILING THEORIES
IS THAT WE'RE CLEARLY IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC AND THE
VIRUS IS GOING TO RUN ITS COURSE
AND
THEN IT WILL LIKELY CIRCULATE IN
VERY LOW LEVELS WITH SEASON
VARIABILITY LIKE INFLUENZA AND
MAYBE WE'LL SEE SOME OF THIS
VIRUS IN
THE COOLER WINTER MONTHS AND
THEN IT WILL GO AWAY IN THE
SUMMER MONTHS.
AND IT WILL JUST SORT OF
PASS LIKE INFLUENZA SEASON DOES,
LIKE WE SEE WITH INFLUENZA.
NO ONE IS 100% SURE, BUT REALLY
THIS HAMMERS HOME THE POINT THAT
WE REALLY NEED A VACCINE FOR
THIS VIRUS.
AND TONNES AND TONNES OF EFFORT
ARE BEING POURED INTO CREATING A
VACCINE FOR THIS.
SO WE HAVE A SUSTAINABLE
LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
>> Andrew: ALL RIGHT,
DR. BOGOCH AND DR. GUPTA, WE'LL
LEAVE IT THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Andrew: NOW AS WE HAVE
MENTIONED WE WILL BE ASKING YOUR
QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 EVERY
NIGHT GOING FORWARD.
SO SEND US THE QUESTIONS THAT
YOU HAVE.
YOU CAN MESSAGE US DIRECTLY ON
INSTAGRAM @CBCTHENATIONAL OR
SEND US AN EMAIL AT
THENATIONAL@CBC.CA.
>> Adrienne: INFORMATION IS
CHANGING SO FAST THAT IT'S HARD
TO KEEP UP AND EVEN HARDER
SOMETIMES TO SORT OUT FACT FROM
FICTION.
BUT CBC NEWS HAS YOU COVERED.
WE HAVE ASSEMBLED A NEW TEAM
CALLED "COVID CHECK."
TONIGHT KATIE NICHOLSON EXPLAINS
A WILD CLAIM SPREADING
ONLINE THAT THE VIRUS IS CAUSED
BY THE NEXT GENERATION OF
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.
>> VIRUSES ARE SIMPLY EXCRETIONS
OF A TOXIC CELL.
>> Reporter: THAT'S THOMAS
COWAN, A HOLISTIC DOCTOR.
>> THEY BUD OUT FROM THE CELL
AND THEY HAPPEN WHEN THE CELL IS
POISONED.
THEY'RE NOT THE CAUSE OF
ANYTHING.
>> Reporter: IN THIS VIDEO
THAT'S BEEN SHARED THOUSANDS OF
TIMES AROUND THE WORLD IN FIVE
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, COWAN
CLAIMS THAT A VIRUS ISN'T BEHIND
THE PANDEMIC.
5G WIRELESS NETWORKS ARE.
>> IF ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE ONE
GUESS AS TO WHERE THE FIRST
COMPLETELY BLANKETED 5G CITY IN
THE WORLD WAS?
>> WUHAN?
>> EXACTLY.
>> Reporter: THAT'S NOT TRUE.
SOME U.S. CITIES AND SOUTH KOREA
HAD 5G NETWORKS LONG BEFORE
WUHAN.
AND 5G IS A LONG WAY FROM BEING
UP AND RUNNING AROUND THE WORLD.
UP AND RUNNING AROUND THE WORLD.
BUT THE VIDEO GAINS TRACTION.
LAST WEEK IT WAS SHARED BY
AMERICAN SINGER CAREY HELSEN TO
HER MORE THAN TWO MILLION
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS.
>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE
ANTI-VAX COMMUNITY HAS USED
FAIRLY FREQUENTLY AS PART OF
THEIR ARGUMENT AGAINST
VACCINATION.
>> Reporter: THIS
MANITOBA VIROLOGIST HAS HEARD
THIS 5G POISONING IDEA BEFORE.
HE SAYS THAT SCIENTISTS HAVE
SEQUENCED COVID-19 AND TAKEN IT
APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.
AND THEY HAVE INFECTED PRIMATES
WITH IT THAT THEN EXHIBITED
SYMPTOMS.
>> I THINK THAT THE DATA IS SO
OVERWHELMINGLY VALID --
INVALIDATED TO SHOW THAT THE
VIRUS IS A CAUSE OF DISEASE.
IT'S ALMOST DIFFICULT FOR ME TO
ARGUE WHY
>> Reporter: AS FOR THOMAS
COWAN, HE'S CURRENTLY ON
PROBATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE MEDICAL BOARD AND
OPERATING WITH RESTRICTIONS ON
HIS PRACTISE.
AFTER A 2017 COMPLAINT ABOUT
ANOTHER MATTER.
COWAN HAS AUTHORED A BOOK THAT
ARGUES AGAINST VACCINATING
CHILDREN.
HE DID NOT RESPOND TO CBC NEWS'
REQUEST FOR COMMENT ABOUT THE
VIDEO.
SO, NO, STAYING AWAY FROM 5G
NETWORKS THAT WE DON'T REALLY
HAVE UP AND RUNNING IN CANADA
YET, WON'T KEEP YOU SAFE FROM
COVID-19.
KATIE NICHOLSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: OKAY, NEXT ON "THE
NATIONAL," PARENTS WHO SUDDENLY
BECOME TEACHERS.
HOW TO KEEP THE KIDS LEARNING AT
HOME.
PLUS... CANADIAN BUSINESSES
ANSWER THE CALL AND SWITCH GEARS
TO MAKE MUCH-NEEDED MEDICAL
SUPPLIES.
>> HI, I'M CHRIS HADFIELD.
I SPENT A LITTLE TIME
SELF-ISOLATING.
>> Andrew: AND SOME ADVICE
FROM A CANADIAN WHO KNOWS A LOT
ABOUT LIVING IN ISOLATION.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
(*)
>> Andrew: WELL, COVID-19 ONCE
AGAIN MADE FOR ROUGH WATERS ON
THE STOCK MARKETS TODAY.
EVEN AS THE PRICE OF OIL AND
GOLD TICKED UP.
THE T.S.X. LOST 632 POINTS,
THAT'S DOWN 5.3%.
IN NEW YORK, THE DOW JONES WAS
DOWN 583 POINTS, THAT'S ABOUT
3%.
AND THE S&P 500 CLOSED DOWN
ALMOST AS MUCH.
THAT INDEX HAS NOW SHED ALL
GAINS MADE DURING THE TRUMP
PRESIDENCY.
NOW IN THIS TIME OF NEED,
GOVERNMENTS HAVE CALLED ON
CANADIAN COMPANIES TO STEP UP
AND TO DELIVER CRUCIAL PRODUCTS
THAT ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY.
AARON SALTZMAN LOOKS AT HOW SOME
OF THOSE BUSINESSES ARE
RESPONDING.
>> Reporter: EVEN BEFORE
COVID-19 HIT CANADA, MOLDED
PRECISION COMPONENTS WAS
PREPARING TO ADAPT.
>> PRODUCTION WAS GOING TO START
SLOWING DOWN AND WE STARTED
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT
WE COULD HELP SUPPORT.
>> Reporter: THEY MAKE THINGS
LIKE GEARS AND HOUSINGS, USING
PRECISION INSTRUMENTS AND 3D
PRINTING.
NOW INSTEAD OF AUTO COMPONENTS
THEY'RE MOVING INTO HEALTH CARE.
APART FROM HAVING TO BUILD AN
ENTIRE CLEAN ROOM FOR
PRODUCTION, IT'S A RELATIVELY
STRAIGHTFORWARD CONVERSION.
>> WE CAN PRODUCE MEDICAL
COMPONENTS.
SPECIFICALLY FOR SUPPORTING THE
SHORTAGE IN VENTILATORS.
>> Reporter: EXACTLY THE TYPE
OF EFFORT CALLED FOR BY THE
GOVERNMENT LAST WEEK.
>> THIS IS A COORDINATED
STRATEGY THAT WILL LEVERAGE OUR
INDUSTRIAL BASE TO RAPIDLY SCALE
TOWARDS MORE CANADIAN
PRODUCTION.
>> Reporter: IN FACT, THE
GOVERNMENT STRATEGY CAME AFTER
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTO
PARTS MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION.
IT WON'T MAKE UP FOR THE 100,000
LAYOFFS DUE TO COVID-19, BUT
THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
>> WE SHIP ABOUT $100 MILLION OF
PRODUCT A DAY.
IF WE DID A BILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, IT
WOULD BE TWO WEEKS' WORTH OF
BUSINESS.
THIS ISN'T A BUSINESS
REPLACEMENT.
THIS IS WE'RE ALL FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBOURS AND SOME OF OUR
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS ARE ON
THE FRONTLINES.
>> Reporter: IT'S THE SAME
WITH OTHER BUSINESSES,
DISTILLERIES AND BREWERIES
MAKING HAND SANITIZER AND
DONATING THE PRODUCT TO PEOPLE
IN NEED.
ALL THE WHILE KEEPING PEOPLE
WORKING.
M.P.C. HAS JUST BEEN ASKED TO
MAKE 25 MILLION MEDICAL MASKS,
BUT THAT STILL WON'T MAKE UP FOR
ITS REGULAR BUSINESS.
AND IF THIS GOES ON MORE THAN
SIX MONTHS, THE COMPANY MAY BE
IN TROUBLE.
FOR NOW THOUGH ALL 60 EMPLOYEES
ARE STILL ON THE JOB AND THEY'RE
EVEN LOOKING TO HIRE 15 MORE.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED AN
ARMY TO TAKE THIS ON.
>> Reporter: AIMING TO COME
OUT EVEN STRONGER THAN WHEN THIS
BEGAN.
AARON SALTZMAN, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: WELL, IF THAT
STORY OPENED UP A WINDOW TO THE
STRATEGY IN SOME WORKPLACES, THE
NEXT ONE SHOWS US A NEW BATTLE
FOR PARENTS ON THE HOMEFRONT.
SHUTTERED SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTING
A POTENTIALLY OVERWHELMING
CHALLENGE.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON HAS A LOOK
AT SOME SOLUTIONS.
>> Reporter: WITH FIVE KIDS
AGED 2 TO 17, OLIVIA GRAVISH
ALWAYS HAS HER HANDS FULL, BUT
NOW SHE'S NOT JUST MOM BUT SHE'S
TEACHER TOO.
>> I GUESS THAT I'M OVERWHELMED.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE
RESOURCES AND THE RESOURCES THEY
DO HAVE, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE
AN ABUNDANCE OF THEM, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO ACTUALLY LOOK FOR.
ON TOP OF THAT, I HAVE FOUR
DIFFERENT GRADES TO TRY AND
TEACH.
>> Reporter: HER STRESS IS
SHARED BY PARENTS ACROSS CANADA.
IN ONTARIO, HOMESCHOOLING MAY BE
A REALITY FOR LONGER THAN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.
>> THE KIDS WON'T BE GOING BACK
TO SCHOOL UNTIL APRIL 6th.
>> Reporter: SOME RESOURCES
HAVE PUT SOME MATH AND LITERACY
SOURCES ONLINE WITH MORE
TO COME.
ALBERTA HAS A MORE SPECIFIC PLAN
FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS EACH
WEEK.
BUT ANY PLAN REQUIRES SOMETHING
GRAVISH DOESN'T HAVE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER, WE
DON'T HAVE THOSE THINGS.
SO I CAN'T LET THEM EACH SIT AND
HAVE THEIR TIME UNLESS THEY'RE
ON MY PHONE.
>> SOME RABBITS LIVE ON FARMS.
>> Reporter: SCHOLASTIC
PUBLISHERS MAY HAVE A SOLUTION
FOR THAT, PUTTING RESOURCES
ONLINE, NO COMPUTER OR WIFI
NEEDED.
>> WE WANTED THIS TO BE
SOMETHING THAT KIDS COULD RELY
ON.
YOU KNOW, A FAMILY PHONE AND A
PIECE OF PAPER AND A PENCIL AND
THEY COULD FILL TWO TO THREE
HOURS OF MEANINGFUL LEARNING
TIME PER DAY.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS DON'T
WANT PARENTS TO STRESS OVER
PERFECTION.
>> (Voice of Translator): WE
DON'T WANT TO TRANSFORM
EVERY SINGLE PARENT OF QUÉBEC
INTO TEACHERS.
>> HOW MANY ARE THERE?
>> Reporter: AND THIS EXPERT
AND MOM OF TWO AGREES.
>> THE RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT
TALK IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
SO JUST TALK WITH YOUR KIDS,
RIGHT?
AND IN TERMS OF MATH, TALK WITH
YOUR KIDS ABOUT MATH.
WE DO LITTLE MATH GAMES BUT WE
ALSO JUST DO MENTAL MATH.
>> Reporter: TIPS FOR PARENTS,
BALANCING NEW ROLES WHILE
TEACHING THEIR CHILDREN ANOTHER
LESSON ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
RESILIENCE IN TOUGH TIMES.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: UP NEXT ON "THE
NATIONAL"... WE TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
VLADIMIR PUTIN'S MESSAGE TO THE
OUTSIDE WORLD IS THAT THE
KREMLIN HAS IT ALL UNDER
CONTROL.
INSIDE THE COUNTRY THOUGH
THERE'S DOUBT.
>>> BUT, FIRST, SOME TIPS ON
SELF-ISOLATING FROM A GUY WHO
KNOWS A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THAT.
>> HI, I'M CHRIS HADFIELD.
I HAVE SPENT A LITTLE TIME
SELF-ISOLATING.
>> Adrienne: CHRIS HADFIELD
WAS AN ASTRONAUT FOR 21 YEARS.
THE FIRST CANADIAN TO WALK IN
SPACE.
COMMANDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
HIS LAST MISSION KEPT HIM IN
SPACE FOR FIVE MONTHS.
HIS TIPS FOR GETTING THROUGH
THAT AND WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
>> NUMBER ONE, UNDERSTAND THE
ACTUAL RISK.
DON'T JUST BE AFRAID OF THINGS.
GO TO A CREDIBLE SOURCE AND FIND
OUT WHAT IS TRULY THE RISK THAT
YOU'RE FACING RIGHT NOW.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, HE SAYS TO
CHOOSE SOME GOALS, ASSESS YOUR
LIMITATIONS AND THEN ACT.
>> START DOING THINGS -- THEY
DON'T HAVE TO BE THE THINGS THAT
YOU ALWAYS DID BEFORE.
TAKE CARE OF FAMILY, START A NEW
PROJECT AND LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR
AND STUDY ANOTHER LANGUAGE, READ
A BOOK, WRITE, CREATE.
SO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND
TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY AND
TAKE CARE OF YOUR FRIENDS.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR SPACESHIP.
AND I WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY
LANDINGS.
>> Announcer: For breaking
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cbcnews NETWORK is now free.
and for more more ways to watch,
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at cbc.ca, CBC Gem , cbcnews.ca
and on CBC News app.
>> I'M FILLING IN FOR JAYME
POISSON.
TOMORROW ON CBC'S DAILY NEWS
PODCAST "FRONTBURNER," AN
UNLIKELY GROUP ON THE FRONTLINES
OF CANADA'S CORONAVIRUS
RESPONSE -- GROCERY STORE
WORKERS AND THE RISK THEY WEIGH
FOR A PAYCHEQUE.
SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR
PODCASTS.
>> Andrew: WE ARE TRACKING
SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL
CORONAVIRUS STORIES FOR YOU.
ITALY REGISTERED MORE THAN 4,700
NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES TODAY AND
602 NEW DEATHS.
LOWER NUMBERS FOR THE SECOND
STRAIGHT DAY, THOUGH OFFICIALS
SAY THAT IT'S TOO SOON TO CALL
IT A TREND.
>>> THIS CREMATORIUM IN THE
NORTH HAS BEEN INUNDATED WITH
COFFINS.
WORKERS THERE SAY THEY'RE TRYING
TO GIVE EVERY VICTIM A PROPER
BURIAL BUT THEY CAN'T KEEP UP.
YESTERDAY THE GOVERNMENT BANNED
TRAVEL WITHIN THE COUNTRY AND
FROZE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES.
>>> AND IN FRANCE, HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING 186 NEW
DEATHS, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
860.
THE MILITARY SET UP MEDICAL
TENTS IN THE HARD-HIT REGION OF
EL FAST TO
EASE THE BURDEN ON HOSPITAL
THERE IS.
THIS ONE WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE UP TO 30 CRITICALLY
ILL PATIENTS AT A TIME.
MEANTIME THE COUNTRY IS
ENFORCING STRICT MEASURES TO
SLOW THE SPREAD.
TODAY POPULAR TOURIST LOCATIONS
AROUND PARIS WERE NEARLY
DESERTED, AND POLICE OFFICERS
WERE STOPPING DRIVERS AND
PEDESTRIANS TO MAKE SURE THEY
HAD DOCUMENTATION ALLOWING THEM
TO BE THERE.
>>> RUSSIA, MEANWHILE, IS A
DIFFERENT STORY.
IT'S GOT A POPULATION OF NEARLY
150 MILLION AND IT SHARES A LAND
BORDER WITH EUROPE AND CHINA AND
YET HAS REPORTED JUST 438 CASES
OF CORONAVIRUS.
THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS THAT ITS
MEASURES ARE WORKING, BUT INSIDE
RUSSIA THERE IS DOUBT.
CHRIS BROWN HAS THAT STORY.
>> Reporter: THE HANDOUT VIDEO
FROM RUSSIAN HEALTH AUTHORITIES
PROJECTS A COUNTRY BEATING BACK
THE CORONAVIRUS.
AT THE AIRPORT AND ON MOSCOW'S
METRO.
THE MESSAGE FROM VLADIMIR PUTIN
IS THAT RUSSIA ISN'T LIKE
EUROPE.
>> [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
>> Reporter: THE SITUATION IS
UNDER CONTROL, HE SAID.
>> [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
>> Reporter: INDEED, ORTHODOX
PARISHONERS ARE SO CONFIDENT OR
OBLIVIOUS, THAT UP TO A FEW DAYS
AGO THEY WERE LINING UP TO KISS
CHURCH ICONS
WITHOUT EVEN WIPING THEM DOWN.
>> THEY HAVE CORONAVIRUS IN
RUSSIA BUT NOBODY KNOWS EXACTLY
HOW MUCH.
>> Reporter: DR. ANASTASIYA
VASILIYEVA WHO HEADS A DOCTORS'
UNION, SAYS THAT CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS ARE BEING
DELIBERATELY MISLABELLED BY
HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO PNEUMONIA
TO KEEP THE NUMBERS LOW.
>> I THINK THEY DON'T REALLY
WANT TO TELL THE TRUTH AND THEY
DO THIS.
>> Reporter: ORDINARY RUSSIANS
SEEM TORN ABOUT WHAT TO BELIEVE.
THE THEATRE IS CLOSED BUT
SHOPPING MALLS ARE NOT.
THE METRO IS FULLY OPERATING.
AND OVER THE WEEKEND RUSSIA SENT
NINE PLANELOADS OF DOCTORS AND
SPECIALISTS AND EQUIPMENT TO
ITALY TO HELP OUT THERE AS IF TO
UNDERSCORE THE KREMLIN'S CLAIM
THAT IT'S DOING SO WELL THAT IT
CAN SPARE THE RESOURCES.
AT THE CITY'S CORONAVIRUS CALL
CENTRE WHERE THE OPERATOR SEEMED
TO SIT PRETTY CLOSE TOGETHER,
THIS WORKER TOLD US THAT SHE'S
NOT ANSWERED ANY PANICKED CALLS.
>> I THINK THEY FOLLOW ALL
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> Reporter: THEN AGAIN THE
GOVERNMENT IS ALSO MOVING
QUICKLY TO BUILD A NEW
INFECTIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL IN
MOSCOW WITH HUNDREDS OF BEDS.
PRESUMABLY BECAUSE IT'S
EXPECTING A LOT OF NEW CASES.
RUSSIA'S GOVERNMENT SAID TODAY
THAT
ANYONE 65 YEARS OR OLDER SHOULD
STAY INSIDE AND NOT GO OUT.
EVERYONE, THAT IS, EXCEPT FOR
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
HE'S 67, AND THE KREMLIN SAYS
THAT THE NEW RULE DOESN'T APPLY
TO HIM.
CHRIS BROWN, CBC NEWS, MOSCOW.
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT, COMING
UP, A CREATIVE WAY TO BRING SOME
CHEER WHILE PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
THE STORY BEHIND THIS NEXT IN
OUR "MOMENT."
(*)
>> Adrienne:  IMISS PIPER WANTED
TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL SO HE
THREW A CONCERT IN FRONT OF A
RETIREMENT HOME KEEPING SOCIAL
PHYSICAL DISTANCE.
THEY OPENED DOORS EXWINDOW DOORS AND WINDO
WS TO
LET THE MUSIC IN AND THAT'S OUR
"MOMENT."
>> I PLAYED THE BAGPIPES AND
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LIFT
THEIR SPIRITS.
MY NANNA WHO I WAS 94 YEARS OLD,
SHE LOVED THE BAGPIPES.
IT'S ONE INSTRUMENT YOU COULD
PLAY OUTSIDE.
THEY WOULD OPEN UP THEIR WINDOWS
AND THEY WOULD ENJOY IT.
>> I DID IT FOR RESIDENTS TO GET
SOME ENTERTAINMENT.
>> A COUPLE OF PEOPLE LEFT THE
FRONT DOORS OPEN SO THE SOUND
WOULD GO IN.
>> BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF
WORLD WAR II.
>> I THOUGHT THIS IS SOMETHING I
COULD GIVE BACK AND LIFTED
SPIRITS AND SERVED THE PURPOSE.
[ Laughter ]
>> Adrienne:  GOOD FOR HIM.
SO IT'S FUNNY, YOU CAN IMAGINE
THE SCENE HE'S TALKING ABOUT,
THE AUTOMATIC DOORS THAT CLOSE
AND KEPT CLOSING AND PEOPLE
WAIVING THEIR ARMS AND THEY
WOULD CLOSE AGAIN AND ANYTHING
THEY COULD TO LET THE MUSIC IN.
>> Andrew:  IT GOES TO SHOW YOU,
THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO HELP
PEOPLE, TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND
MAYBE YOU KNOW A SONG AND MAYBE
YOU CAN RUN AN ERRAND OR MAYBE
YOU JUST HOLD THE DOOR OPEN.
THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR THIS
MARCH 23rd.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
