Trudeau says more PPE coming as government awaits shipments from overseas
that can detect COVID-19 antibodies, the first of its kind in Canada. While not yet available for the general public, it is being used in Canadian labs to determine if a blood sample contains COVID-19 antibodies, evidence that a person was exposed to the virus and has recovered.
Over the last two months, the federal government has committed more than $1 billion towards a national medical and research strategy to combat the novel coronavirus that will see labs across the country expand their capacity to study the virus, possible treatments or vaccines, as well as its spread among the population.
As of midday Tuesday there were nearly 86,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada, of which nearly 45,000 had recovered. More than 6,600 people in Canada have died from the virus to date. Trudeau also announced that the government is increasing its orders of personal protective equipment, noting that so far more than 40 planeloads of supplies have arrived in Canada and have been delivered to front-line workers, as domestic companies continue to produce much-needed medical gear.
Throughout the pandemic Canada’s attempts to procure essential supplies have been a struggle, with theshowing that just a fraction of what has been ordered has arrived. This was done in anticipation of shortages and concern that the COVID-19 outbreak would overwhelm hospitals, and while shortages of PPE have been the reality across many health facilities, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Monday that the first wave—which appears to be on the decline—did not exceed the capacity of the health-care system.
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