COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Sharkawy urges Canadians to “minimize anything that’s non-essential”

CTV News infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy says Canada needs a rapid testing strategy to avoid a 'logistical nightmare.'

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28 comments

    1. @Dianna Wilson lol theres no death rate, seriously though hospitalizations numbers? Get an opinion thats not served to you by bs news!

  1. Boycott CTV’s sponsors until they start presenting a balanced approach to COVID-19.
    Not just this hyper-panic nonsense like this loser.

    1. I just read in the Kitchener Waterloo news last week that something like 70 nurses were being laid off in our area. What is going on? Yes, the hospitals are empty and most procedures have been cancelled. I was supposed to have a colonoscopy last April and I’m still waiting.

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