Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its effects still impact Canadian health. Early public health measures, while challenging for citizens, proved effective in limiting the spread and mortality of the virus. Canada recorded a relatively low mortality rate compared to other countries, primarily due to high vaccination rates. However, the impact of the pandemic remains, especially within long-term care facilities, highlighting ongoing health vulnerabilities.
We expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
It is the Canadian public that suffered through those public health measures, but they were very effective, said Dr. Fahad Razak.
Canada had the second-lowest mortality rate after Japan, Razak and his team reported.
By December 2020, after the second COVID wave had passed through the country, more than 15,000 people had died, according to Statistics Canada.
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