New Delhi: The Prime Minister of the world’s Second-Largest Country — Justin Trudeau on Wednesday expressed his feelings over the Covid-19 problem in the country. PM Trudeau said that “none of us want to be here – we are tired of COVID, we want it to just go away. But we know it is not going to just go away unless we all do our part,”
According to a media report Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, the three most populous Canadian provinces, have announced a range of restrictions to fight Omicron, which business associations warned would hit restaurants and bars particularly hard.
PM Trudeau revealed that “three of his staff and another three members of his security detail had tested positive for the virus, and Canadians did not want to be facing another threat again.”
Further Prime Minister added that “Canada will expand support programs to help people and businesses hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.” acknowledging that Canadians were fed up with the pandemic.
The Chief Public Health Officer of the country – Theresa Tam on Tuesday said that “Canada has 2,360 confirmed Omicron cases to date. Daily new cases jumped to 11,300. We are especially worried about the potential impact of a sudden and strong surge on the healthcare system.”
Theresa Tam urged Canadians to take precautions because the situation can rapidly get out of hand anywhere. The highly-contagious Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in Canada, prompting several of the 10 provinces to re-impose restrictions.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told the briefing that Ottawa was temporarily expanding programs designed to cover the costs of wages and rent. This expansion, which runs until Feb. 12, 2022, will help businesses that have seen their capacity cut by 50 percent or more because of measures introduced to curb COVID-19.
(_Vinayak)