Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says

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Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public health doctor said Monday.

Dr. Theresa Tam said the new advice, a shift from previous instructions, flows from increasing evidence that people with the virus can spread it without knowing they're sick.

A non-medical mask can reduce the chance of respiratory droplets coming into contact with other people or surfaces -- for instance, on a bus or at the grocery store, she said. Officials still do not know how big a role these two circumstances play in transmitting the virus, "but we know that it is occurring," Tam said.

Some of the emerging evidence has only recently been published and, in the international community, various public health experts and countries have been looking "very intensely" at the issue, Tam said.

 

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Both incompetent ladies should be fired immediately. Unbelievable how there is no accountability at such a critical time in Canadian history. Epic fail liberals

ABOUT FUCKING TIME... MOVE ON TOMYOU NEXT POLITICALLY MOTIVATEDNON TRUTH

She thinks people are stupid. She looks like the Cheddar Man

This chick has no idea of what she's talking about.

They only mentioned this 10 billion times already...

This woman Tam has no idea what is going on. She operates like a village idiot. cowardofthecottage

What took her so long?

Wow! What’s gonna be the next trailblazing piece of medical advice coming down the pipe from Dr. Tam and the Trudeau “top team”? Don’t swallow cyanide? Fentanyl can cause extreme drowsiness? Cocaine is bad for you? Or are they waiting for someone else to say it first? 🤔😆

Make up your mind. This flip flopping is pathetic

Well No 💩. I don’t need to be a medical professional with a 6 digit income to figure that out. Where do they find these people to fill these positions🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Lol CPHO_Canada is ridiculous. Canada’s rhetoric is as bad as the USA, worst even because 🇨🇦 is pretending to be in control. Imagine having the balls to still get in front of the camera, zero shame with those paycheques eh Tam?

wow..... Just F’kn wow ! I’ve decided that I can’t make a decision

Yet she isn’t wearing one ?

QUACK

It’s almost like they are making it up as they go along. And because mainstream media won’t report it - Justin sent 16 tons of masks and other PPE to China when this first started and now we are running short. He’s still an idiot.

What an absolute shit show they are should be ashamed of themselves

She puts her people first, not Canadians

Its like Tam and company aren’t even trying.

Example 1918 , we know masks are no useful with the pandemic.

She’s in over her head but luckily most Canadians have taken great precautions despite the flip flopping by top officials. Much to be learned here.

And no proven evidence home made masks do anything to block sars-coV-2 spread.

Duh.

Where is the Thomas Hale BlavatnikSchool story on the COVID19 global government response tracker? Can you please post the story you featured on your evening broadcast on Sunday, April 5?

The country of Canada (and the USA) are using its citizens as mice. Each week they're ramping up the Coronavirus craziness. This week you have to have your ID scanned in order to buy liquor. And, we're only allowed to walk 'one way' down each grocery aisle. IT WILL GET WORSE!

What’s the next discovery, people without recent travel history could have covid-19 so they should be tested?

Dr Tam once said “no need to panic”.

More bureaucrat than doctor

Probably will get defective ones

She has no clue what she’s doing. I’d say worst government official ever, but this Liberal government has many candidates for that title, including old Justin himself.

If we go with what Tam says than we would be lost. We went with mask from the beginning of the first week. Follow the society Tam🤣

Nonsense

So, a complete reversal of what she said before, that has cost lives. Like closing the border.

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Really never would have known all of Asia is wearing them!!!

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