Pandemic curve to flatten by mid-June in central Canada, model predicts...other provinces way ahead

AboutAnything  | Greg McComb    As Canada hits the mid-point of the second month of the coronavirus pandemic, the question on the lips of the quarantine-weary is: when will this thing end!? Several provincial premiers have provided tentative plans for easing of lockdowns as conditions improve, however, we have not heard any hard-and-fast dates....and there is a reason. Photo by Jusdevoyage on Unsplash   Although medical experts have a general idea of how the coronavirus virus spreads - the famous COVID-19 curve - much of this movement is random, so it's difficult to know how the disease will unfold over several months.        Many forecasts done early on by both federal and provincial governments...

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Canada is a world leader containing the coronavirus outbreak...why aren't we talking about it?

AboutAnything  | Greg McComb    As the world moves into the first full month of the coronavirus pandemic - near peak curve - we get an early glimpse at the oft-repeated COVID-19 curves around the world.  Photo by Julian Wan on Unsplash No doubt once the pandemic is over, there will be study-after-study about the disease and the measures taken to eradicate the scourge, whilst balancing the needs of health against economic costs, essentially on the head of a pin.     One thing is for certain: many researchers will be scratching their heads wondering how and why the self-effacing nation of Canada fared so well, compared to pretty well any other Western country. The early returns are surprising,...

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