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COVID-19: Ontario cuts hydro rates; Ottawa could see up to 4,000 cases per day
Joanne Laucius
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A Canada Post letter carrier on his rounds Tuesday during the COVID-19 pandemic. ERROL MCGIHON / Postmedia
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Ottawa may see up to 4,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, Ottawa’s medical officer of health said in a sobering teleconference with reporters Tuesday.
“We have seen models where you could have up to 4,000 cases a day at the peak,” said Dr. Vera Etches.
While the modelling is not precise, it suggests it will take a number of months for the epidemic to reach that peak, she said.
Most people will have mild illness and be able to cope at home. But this scenario is why it is important that people keep their distance from others. Business owners also have to ask themselves if the products and services they offer are really essential, she urged.
“We hope that all of the measures people are taking right now will drop that number.”
Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health provides an update on the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ERROL MCGIHON/Postmedia
Etches also backtracked from a statement she made on Monday suggesting that mining aggregated data, potentially from electronic sources such as cellphones, could offer more information about where people are gathering and increasing the risk of infection.
“We don’t have a plan to introduce such a thing,” she said. “If we do it, we want to do it in such as way that is open and protects privacy.”
Right now, most tips about people who are ignoring distancing guidelines are coming through complaints to police. And while Etches has received a few messages on her personal email, she prefers that people with concerns use Ottawa Public Health’s general email. (Ottawa Public Health says emailing personal and confidential health related information is not recommended. The website is not licensed or able to comment on specific personal health problems.)
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Joanne Laucius
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1 hour ago • 3 minute read
A Canada Post letter carrier on his rounds Tuesday during the COVID-19 pandemic. ERROL MCGIHON / Postmedia
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Ottawa may see up to 4,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, Ottawa’s medical officer of health said in a sobering teleconference with reporters Tuesday.
“We have seen models where you could have up to 4,000 cases a day at the peak,” said Dr. Vera Etches.
While the modelling is not precise, it suggests it will take a number of months for the epidemic to reach that peak, she said.
Most people will have mild illness and be able to cope at home. But this scenario is why it is important that people keep their distance from others. Business owners also have to ask themselves if the products and services they offer are really essential, she urged.
“We hope that all of the measures people are taking right now will drop that number.”
Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health provides an update on the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ERROL MCGIHON/Postmedia
Etches also backtracked from a statement she made on Monday suggesting that mining aggregated data, potentially from electronic sources such as cellphones, could offer more information about where people are gathering and increasing the risk of infection.
“We don’t have a plan to introduce such a thing,” she said. “If we do it, we want to do it in such as way that is open and protects privacy.”
Right now, most tips about people who are ignoring distancing guidelines are coming through complaints to police. And while Etches has received a few messages on her personal email, she prefers that people with concerns use Ottawa Public Health’s general email. (Ottawa Public Health says emailing personal and confidential health related information is not recommended. The website is not licensed or able to comment on specific personal health problems.)
Ottawa may see up to 4,000 new cases a day, says top doctor
While the modelling is not precise, it suggests it will take a number of months for the epidemic to reach that peak, Dr. Vera Etches says.
