 
DEVELOPING SERIOUS 
COMPLICATIONS IF YOU BECOME 
INFECTED?
OR IF YOU WOULD HAVE TO 
SELF-ISOLATE, WOULD THIS 
SERIOUSLY DISRUPT YOUR UPCOMING 
PLAN, PRIORITIES AND 
RESPONSIBILITIES.
TWO, ARE THERE PEOPLE AT HIGH 
RISK OF DEVELOPING SERIOUS 
COMPLICATION OF COVID-19 IN 
YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR IN PERSON 
CONTACT BUBBLE THAT YOU COULD 
UNINTENTIONALLY INFECT?
THEN ASK YOURSELF TWO QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE EVENT.
HAS THE HOST MADE CHANGES TO 
THE LOCATION TO REDUCE THE RISK 
OF SPREADING COVID-19, 
INCLUDING MAKING IT EASY TO 
MAINTAIN PHYSICAL DISTANCE FROM 
OTHERS WHILE INDOORS AND 
REQUIRING OTHERS TO WEAR FACE 
MASKS.
TWO, ARE YOU ABLE TO ADJUST 
YOUR PLANS AT THE EVENT OR 
ACTIVITY?
FOR EXAMPLE, BY STEPPING AWAY 
IF IT GETS CROWDED, WEARING A 
MASK AND WASHING YOUR HANDS.
FINALLY THERE ARE THINGS YOU 
CAN DO BEFORE YOU GO TO AN 
EVENT OR ACTIVITY THAT CAN 
REDUCE YOUR RISK AND THE RISK 
TO YOUR LOVED ONES.
AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES, IF YOU 
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS, EVEN MILD 
ONE, STAY HOME, STAY AWAY FROM 
OTHERS AND GET TESTED.
KEEP UP WITH EFFECTIVE PUBLIC 
PRACTICES SUCH AS PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING, HAND WASHING OR 
WEARING MASKS AND 
FACEKOFFSINGER AND LIMIT THE 
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS AND EVENTS 
OR ACTIVITIES YOU ATTEND IN THE 
DAYS AND WEEKS BEFORE A PLAN, 
IMPORTANT ACTIVITY TO REDUCE 
THE RISK OF SPREAD DURING THE 
EVENT.
THIS WILL PROVIDE LAYERS OF 
PROTECTION TO KEEP YOU AND 
THOSE YOU CARE ABOUT SAFER.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER 
THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE 
PEOPLE AT AN EVENT OUTSIDE YOUR 
HOUSEHOLD AND CONTACT BUBBLE, I 
DOES NOT MEAN THE RISK IS 
REDUCED.
DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.
KEEP FOLLOWING GOOD PUBLIC 
HEALTH PRACTICES.
[Speaking French] 
HAVE A SAFE LONG WEEKEND AND 
LET'S HEAD INTO THE FALL WITH 
CONFIDENCE THAT WE'LL GET 
THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
MERCI.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
WE'LL OPEN THE DOOR AND 
TELEPHONE LINE TO QUESTIONS.
[Speaking French] 
WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOURSELF 
TO ONE QUESTION AND ONE 
FOLLOW-UP.
WE ASK THAT YOU MAKE YOUR WAY 
TO THE FREESTANDING MICS.
TODAY WE START IN THE ROOM, CBC.
>> Reporter: DR. TAM T YOU'VE 
HAD ABOUT 2.2 MILLION PEOPLE 
DOWNLOAD THE COVID ALERT APP.
I THINK IT IS 125 PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE REPORTED SYMPTOMS.
HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE UPTAKE 
SO FAR ON THE COVID ALERT APP?
>> SO, THE MORE THE BETTER, SO 
2.2 MILLION OR SO, I HAVEN'T 
LOOKED AT THE LATEST FIGURES.
THAT IS THE LAST THAT I HEARD.
IN THE CONTEXT OF ONTARIO IS 
ACTUALLY NOT TOO BAD.
I LOOKED AT THE OTHER 
COUNTRIES, EVEN FROM A SINGLE 
COUNTRY, THE DOWNLOAD HASN'T 
BEEN AS HIGH.
BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY DO BETTER 
AND I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGING MORE 
PEOPLE TO DOWNLOAD, 
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE 
PHONES AND PERHAPS IN THE 
YOUNGER AGE GROUPS WHO FREQUENT 
PLACES WHERE YOU CAN'T ACCOUNT 
FOR THE CONTEXT IS REALLY, YOU 
KNOW, ANOTHER WAY THAT YOU CAN 
HELP WITH FASTER NOTIFICATION 
AND CONTACT TRACING.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM 
OTTAWA, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE 
FIRST CASE THAT'S BEEN REPORTED 
AFTER SOMEONE LOADED THEIR KEY 
WITH -- AFTER THEY GOT THEIR 
LAB TEST AND THEN SOMEONE GOT 
T *ED THEMSELVES AND FOUND TO B 
POSITIVE.
WE NEED TO CERTAINLY HEAR MORE 
ABOUT THAT.
BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT WE SHOULD 
DO BETTER.
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DOWNLOADED 
THE APP, JUST REMEMBER IF YOU 
GET A LAB TEST TO ACTUALLY 
DOWNLOAD THAT KEY BECAUSE THIS 
AUTO EXAMPLE HAS SHOWN THAT IT 
CAN WORK.
AND I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO 
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAN 
JOINING IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS 
WELL.
I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD GIVE 
IT SOME TIME AND HAVE A LOOK 
FURTHER TO SEE HOW IT IS 
WORKING.
AND GO ON FROM THERE.
LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND, PEOPLE 
GOING BACK TO PERHAPS TO 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES.
THOSE KIND OF SETTINGS.
YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY ACCOUNT 
FOR EVERY ONE OF YOUR CONTACTS, 
THEN IT IS GOOD TO DOWNLOAD IT.
>> 
>> Reporter: HOW ARE YOU 
MEASURING THE RELATIVE SUCCESS 
OF THE APP, JUST THE DOWNLOADS 
OR GOES BEYOND THAT?
>> I THINK THERE IS MANY WAYS 
TO MEASURE IT.
I THINK THE DOWNLOADS IS ONE.
AND I SAID THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
WHO ACTUALLY KEY IN THEIR 
SPECIAL KEY ONCE THEY GET A 
POSITIVE TEST IS ONE.
ULTIMATELY, OF COURSE, GETTING 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED 
AND GET TESTED IS ANOTHER ONE.
BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK 
CLOSELY WITH LOCAL AND 
PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
BECAUSE THAT KIND OF DATA IS 
MUCH MORE READILY AVAILABLE, OF 
COURSE, AT THAT LEVEL.
>> THANK YOU.
[Speaking French]
>> Reporter: [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: NEXT 
QUESTION, RADIO-CANADA.
HELLO, DR. TAM.
THIS WEEK, YOU SURPRISED MANY 
PEOPLE WITH YOUR 
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING 
SEXUAL RELATIONS.
YOU SAID THAT PEOPLE SHOULD 
CARRY A MASK AND THAT EVEN 
[INAUDIBLE] SEXUAL RELATIONS 
WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
IS THERE A BIG RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION WITH NONREGULAR 
PARTNERS OR ARE YOU GOING A BIT 
FAR WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION?
ANSWER.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
TO READ THEM CAREFULLY.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR 
PEOPLE WHO MAY ENTER A SEXUAL 
RELATION WITH A NEW PARTNER.
THAT IS WITH SOMEONE WHO IS NOT 
IN THEIR SOCIAL BUBBLE.
THEY ARE NOT IN YOUR CLOSE 
SOCIAL BUBBLE.
THEY'RE NOT PEOPLE THAT 
[INAUDIBLE].
I KNOW VERY WELL THAT YOUNG 
ADULTS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO ARE 
RETURNING TO UNIVERSITY OR 
DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR ARE 
BEING CAREFUL WITH 
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE WHO 
ARE NOT IN THEIR SOCIAL CIRCLE.
THERE'S MANY WAYS TO REDUCE THE 
RISKS.
MASKS ARE ONE OF THESE WAYS.
>> DO NOT GET CLOSE TO SOMEONE 
IF YOU'RE SICK.
[Speaking French] 
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
DON'T GO CLOSE TO PEOPLE IF 
YOU'RE SICK.
>> SOMETIMES YOUR ALCOHOL 
INTAKE CHANGES YOUR JUDGMENT.
THAT IS ANOTHER LAYER.
WE NOW KNOW HOW THIS VIRUS IS 
SECRETED.
SALIVA HAS VIRUS.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT PERSON, 
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT 
THIS RELATIONSHIP, TAKE CARE.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO ENTER THE 
RELATIONSHIP AS A HARM 
REDUCTION MEASURE, CONSIDER 
WEARING A MASK BECAUSE 
FUNDAMENTALLY SALIVA IS HOW 
YOU'RE GOING TO SWAP VIRUSES 
AND ALSO BE AWARE WHAT I JUST 
SAID IS TAKE YOUR OWN RISK 
ASSESSMENT.
IF YOU HAVE UNDERLYING MEDICAL 
CONDITIONS, REEVALUATE YOUR 
RISKS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PARTNERS 
AND THE MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE?
AND THAT IS ON TOP OF, SAY, THE 
SEX PRACTICES LIKE USING 
CONDOMS.
S.T.I. RATES, WE TALK ABOUT 
OTHER THINGS HAPPENING AT THE 
SAME TIME AS COVID-19 ARE 
INCREASING.
SO LAYER ON YOUR FAVE SEXUAL 
PRACTICE.
I WASN'T REALLY TALKING ABOUT 
PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY 
ENTERED INTO A TRUSTED 
RELATIONSHIP WHERE YOU CAN TAKE 
ALL THOSE MEASURE.
IT'S JUST THAT I KNOW THAT SOP 
PEOPLE, AS SOCIAL SPACES OPEN, 
AS PEOPLE INCREASE THEIR 
MIXING, IT IS GOING TO HAVE TO 
TAKE SOME EDUCATE APPROACHES TO 
REDUCE THE RISK.
>> Reporter: [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
WE HEARD PREMIER LEGAULT SAY 
THAT THE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN 
RELAXED.
HE IS WORRIED BY THE RISE IN 
NUMBERS.
IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING 
IN THE COUNTRY WITH FALL 
COMING, UNIVERSITIES OPEN, 
STUDENTS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.
THERE IS AN INCREASE IN RISK 
FACTORS, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ARE YOU WORRIED?
ANSWER.
WELL, OUR COUNTRY IS VAST AND 
THE SITUATION VARIES FROM ONE 
PROVINCE TO THE OTHER, FROM ONE 
TERRITORY TO THE NEXT.
THERE ARE NEIGHBOURHOODS AND 
COMMUNITIES AND PROVINCES WITH 
VERY FEW CASES.
HOWEVER, IN LARGE CITIES AND 
SOME REGION OF THE COUNTRY 
THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN 
CASES, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG 
ADULTS.
THOSE BETWEEN THE AGE OF 20 AND 
39, FOR THE MOST PART.
SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO 
REDUCE THE RISK, FAST AND NOW.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT NUMBER, THE 
HOSPITALIZATION RATE, OF COURSE 
THE DEATH RATE IS IMPORTANT, 
TOO.
BUT THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE IS 
ONE KEY.
RIGHT NOW IT IS VERY LOW.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCREASE 
IN THIS RATE.
HOWEVER, IT IS TRULY NECESSARY 
TO STAY THE COURSE.
>> SO, RIGHT NOW THE RISE IN 
CASES IS IN YOUNG ADULTS AND 
THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO 
ABOUT THIS.
YOU CAN REDUCE THIS BY 
EVERYBODY FOLLOWING PUBLIC 
HEALTH MEASURE, WHICH IS WHAT 
ALL MY COLLEAGUE AROUND THE 
COUNTRY ARE TRYING TO DO.
THEY WILL HAVE NO HESITATION TO 
INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES 
IF THEY SEE THINGS ARE NOT 
GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
BUT NONE OF US WANTS TO GO 
BACKWARDS.
SO, THE ONLY WAY TO NOT SORT OF 
GO BACK AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE 
MORE RESTRICTED PUBLIC HEALTH 
MEASURES IS IF EVERYBODY 
ACTUALLY DOES THEIR PART.
A LOT OF THE CLUSTERS OR 
OUTBREAKS ARE IN PRIVATE SECTOR 
SETTINGS.
WITHIN FAMILIES.
BUT IF THEY SEE THERE IS MORE 
PUBS IN KARAOKE AND THOSE 
SITUATIONS THAT CANNOT BE 
MANAGED BY INCREASED SORT OF 
REVIEW OF THE EXISTING 
MEASURES, I'M SURE THEY'LL DO 
WHATEVER THEY NEED TO REDUCE 
THE CASES.
BUT AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, AS 
PEOPLE COME TO CONGREGATE MORE 
INDOOR, WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT 
SOME RESURGENCE.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET SERIOUS, 
REALLY.
AND -- BUT EVERYBODY CAN DO 
THEIR PART.
YOUNG ADULTS HAVE LOTS OF WAYS 
TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR 
INGENUITY AND KNOWLEDGE TO 
REDUCE THE RISK AMONGST 
THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.
YOU HAVE PARTNERS AT HOLE AND 
OTHERS.
SO DO YOUR PART IN HELPING US 
REDUCE THIS --  DECELERATE THE 
ACCELERATION WE'RE SEEING IN 
SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
COMMENT INAUDIBLE FOR 
INTERPRETER.
>> EVERY DAY, I'M WATCHING 
THINGS CLOSELY WITH PROVINCES 
AND TERRITORIES.
RIGHT NOW, BASED ON WHAT I 
HEARD FROM ALL MY COLLEAGUES, 
THINGS ARE UNDER MANAGEABLE 
CONTROL.
BE IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH IF 
PEOPLE DON'T ALL FOLLOW ADVICE.
THIS VIRUS HAS A WAY TO 
ACCELERATE.
THAT IS WHAT I'M HEARING FROM 
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE].
>> YES.
SO I THINK THERE WAS SOME 
ERRORS ABOUT A STATEMENT THAT I 
PUT OUT JUST RECENTLY.
I THINK SEXUAL HEALTH AND 
SUPPORT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF 
OUR OVERALL HEALTH.
I WAS TRYING TO PROVIDE A 
REMINDER, THIS IS NOTHING NEW 
THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO ENGAMING 
IN IN-PERSON SEXABLER ENCOUNTER 
WITH SOMEONE WHO IS OUTSIDE OF 
YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR CLOSE CONTACT 
BUBBLE, THERE ARE STEPS THAT 
YOU CAN TAKE TO REDUCE YOUR 
RISK AND IT HAS TO BE BASED ON 
GOOD COMMUNICATION AND TRUSTED 
RELATIONSHIP.
BUT THERE ARE LAYERS.
AS I SAID, YOU HAVE TO MONITOR 
YOUR SYMPTOMS.
DO NOT GET CLOSE TO SOMEONE IF 
YOU'RE SICK.
STAY HOME.
LIMIT THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND 
OTHER SUBSTANCES IF IT IS GOING 
TO REDUCE YOUR ABILITY TO TAKE 
CONTROL OF YOUR SITUATION AND 
KNOW THAT YOU ARE TAKING MAEBS.
SALIVA, RESPIRATORY SECRETION 
ARE WHERE VIRUSES LIVE, THE 
COVID-19.
SO REDUCING FACE-TO-FACE 
CONTACT, KISSING PUTTING ON 
YOUR SMAFK LAYER OF PROTECTION.
THAT IS ACTUALLY QUITE SENSIBLE 
AND BE AWARE IF YOU OR YOUR 
PARTNER'S AT HIGH RISK OF 
MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
SO, AS WELL AS, OF COURSE, 
OTHER SAFE-SEX PRACTICES USING 
A CONDOM, ET.
IT IS ALSO TARGETED AT YOUNG 
PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE AN 
INCREASE IN RISK.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT A 
POPULATION, THIS IS A GROUP 
THAT HAS THE INCREASE IN RATES 
AND IF THEY'RE GOING BACK TO 
UNIVERSITY AND INCREASING THEIR 
SOCIALIZATION, YOU KNOW, MUCH 
AS WE ASK PEOPLE TO DISTANCE 
THEMSELVES THEY WILL GET INTO 
THESE SITUATION AND THEY CAN 
TAKE STRENGTH FROM THEMSELVES, 
TAKE CONTROL AND REDUCE THE 
RISK.
I WAS JUST A SET OF WHAT I 
THINK IS ALIGNS WITH OTHER, YOU 
KNOW, GUIDANCE AND PRACTICES 
THAT MANY PUBLIC HEALTH 
INSTITUTIONS HAVE ALREADY 
PROVIDED.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
NEXT QUESTION, CTV.
>> Reporter: HI, DR. TAM.
KEVIN GALLAGHER.
WE'VE SEEN BEFORE, AFTER LONG 
WEEKENDS, PARTICULARLY SAY 
CANADA DAY LONG WEEKEND, THAT 
THERE ARE INCREASES IN 
INFECTION, SOMETIMES REGIONAL 
OUTBREAKS.
SO, WHAT HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS LEARNED NOW GOING 
THROUGH THE SUMMER AND HOW DOES 
THAT TIE INTO YOUR ADVICE ON 
SORT OF HOW TO BE SAFE DURING 
THIS LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND?
>> YEAH.
THE SITUATION WAS A BIT 
DIFFERENT ACROSS DIFFERENT 
PARTS OF CANADA.
WE DID SEE DURING JULY SOME 
INCREASE IN CASES WHICH, OF 
COURSE, HAVE BEEN PUT UNDER 
MANAGE.
ABLE CONTROL.
IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK FROM 
PUBLIC HEALTH TO KEEP THINGS AT 
MANAGEABLE CONTROL.
ANYTHING THAT ANYONE CAN DO 
INDIVIDUALLY TO REDUCE THE RISK 
TO THEMSELVES, THROUGH 
TRANSMISSION, IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT FOR LABOUR DAY.
ESPECIALLY AS WE GET KIDS BACK 
TO COOL AND ALSO POST SECONDARY 
INSTITUTIONS ARE MAKING -- YOU 
KNOW, LOOKING AT HOW TO REDUCE 
THE RISK IN THEIR OWN SETTING.
YOU CANNOT HOLD BIG PARTIES, 
GATHERINGS, PRIVATELY OR 
OTHERWISE.
IT IS THE KIND OF SETTING WE'VE 
HEARD FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA, 
FROM OTHER PROVINCES THAT IT'S 
THOSE KIND OF SETTINGS THAT 
HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUTBREAKS.
SOME OF THEM PRETTY LARGE.
SO YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THE 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEASURES 
BEYOND YOUR IMMEDIATE SOCIAL 
CIRCLE.
AND KEEP THAT SOCIAL NETWORK 
CONSISTENT.
THAT IS THE OTHER ASPECT.
OF THAT AS WE GO INTO THE FALL.
SO THERE IS LOTS OF THINGS 
WHICH COULD ESCALATE CASES IN 
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SORT OF VACATION BEHAVIOURS, 
GET THAT MANAGED.
IT IS GETTING COOLER.
I CAN SENSE THE WEATHER 
CHANGING AND PEOPLE SORT OF 
BEING LESS OUTSIDE AND PREPARE 
YOUR INDOOR SPACES TO MAKE THEM 
SAFER.
AND TRY AND -- TODAY I OFFERED 
SOME QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE CAN 
ASK THEMSELVES BEFORE THEY 
ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY EVENT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THEM AND ALL THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.
IT HAS WORKED.
PUBLIC HEALTH MAESHLS HAVE 
WORKED TODAY IN REDUCING CASES 
SO WE CAN DO IT.
IT TAKES WORK TO KEEP IT UNDER 
THAT SLOW BURN.
BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP IT THERE.
BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY ENABLES US 
TO KEEP THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC 
SPACES OPEN IN THIS NEW NORMAL 
CONTEXT.
SO YOU EASTBOUNDER ABSOLUTELY 
RIGHT.
ANY LONG WEEKEND WE HAVE TO 
KEEP REMINDING THE PUBLIC AND 
EVERYONE KEEP REMINDING 
THEMSELVES THAT WHATEVER YOU 
DO, EVERY SINGLE PERSON'S 
BEHAVIOUR COUNTS.
>> YOU MENTIONED SCHOOLS 
RE-OPENING.
THAT IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR A 
LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THERE WILL 
BE AN INCREASE IN CASES AS MORE 
KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND TEN 
COMING HOME TO THEIR PARENTS.
SEEING FRIENDS THEY HAVEN'T 
SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
WHAT METRICS ARE YOU AND OTHER 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS 
WATCHING?
WHAT ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS?
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ALLEVIATE 
CONCERN ABOUT CHILDREN GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL BUT WHAT NEEDS 
TO BE PAID ATTENTION TO TO KNOW 
IF THE SITUATION IS GETTING 
VERY SERIOUS OR PERHAPS POSING 
A GREATER RISK THAN IS WORTH 
HAVING?
>> SO CERTAINLY IS A TOPIC 
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AT THE TOP OF 
FAMILY DISCUSSIONS AND ALL 
ACROSS CANADA.
AND SCHOOLS, LOCAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH, TEACHER, PARENTS HAVE 
BEEN SORT OF GETTING TOGETHER 
TO PLAN FOR MAKING SCHOOLS AS 
SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
THE FIRST THING IS, AS WE KEEP 
REMINDING EVERYONE, THAT 
SCHOOLS -- THE FIRST THING IS 
TO ENSURE THAT YOU KEEP 
COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION LOW.
WE NEED TO GATHER MORE 
INFORMATION FROM ANY SCHOOL 
RELATED CASES AND SO WORKING 
WITH CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS, WE 
HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE 
CASES THAT ARE IN SCHOOLS 
REPORTED AND ANY OUTBREAKS.
OF COURSE, YOU CAN GET CASES 
FROM SCHOOLS REFLECTING YOUR 
COMMUNITY ACQUISITION.
BUT YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE IF 
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CASE 
WHETHER ANY TRANSMISSION COULD 
HAVE OCCURED IN THAT SCHOOL 
SETTING.
SO FAR, YOU KNOW, 
INTERNATIONALLY, THERE'S BEEN 
SOME REPORTS BUT THERE IS MANY, 
MANY THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLS THAT 
HAVE OPENED SAFELY.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE ARE 
WORKING TOGETHER ON HOW TO 
REPORTOUT BREAKS CONSISTENTLY 
AND HOW TO INVESTIGATE THEM IN 
A MORE HARMONIZED WAY SO WE CAN 
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT ACTUALLY 
HAPPENS IN SCHOOLS.
WE CAN ALSO LEARN MORE ABOUT 
NOT JUST WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN 
CASES BUT WHERE THERE HAVEN'T 
BEEN CASES SO WHAT MEASURES 
HAVE WORKED.
AND SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF 
AREAS OF INFORMATION SHARING 
AND GATHERING THAT WE NEED AS 
WE GO ALONG.
THE OTHER THING IS JUST TO KEEP 
REVIEWING THE DATA.
AND ADJUST AS NEEDED.
AN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL LEVEL, BUT 
ALSO MORE BROADLY THE PROVINCES 
WILL LOOK AT THE POLICIES AS 
WELL.
SO THIS CONCEPT OF MITIGATION, 
MANAGEMENT LEARNING ON THAT 
CYCLE AND ADJUSTING BASED ON 
THOUGH LESSON LEARNED.
THE OTHER THING, YOU CAN LOOK 
AT SHIFTS IN THE AGE GROUP OF 
COVID-19 CASES.
SO WE KNOW IT SHIFTED FROM A 
CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC FOR THE 
FIRST WAVE, WHICH IS A LOT MORE 
SENIORS AFFECTED INTO THIS 
YOUNG ADULT AGE GROUP.
WE'RE WATCHING THE YOUNG ADULT 
AGE GROUP REALLY CAREFULLY TO 
SEE IF IT SPILLS OVER BACK INTO 
THE OLDER AGE GROUP.
THE NEXT THING WE WANT TO LOOK 
CAREFULLY FOR, THEN, IS THE 
UNDER 19s.
WITHIN THE UNDER 19 AGE GROUP, 
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BREAK 
DOWN INTO THE YOUNGER KIDS.
THIS IS THE YOUTH AND 
ADOLESCENCE SO THAT WE CAN 
LEARN ABOUT -- THOSE ARE SOME 
OF THE INDICATORS FOR SURE THAT 
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT.
AND THEN TO SEE IF THEY'RE 
CAPABLE OF SPREADING.
WE KNOW THAT PERHAPS OLDER KIDS 
ARE MORE LIKE YOUNG ADULTS 
WHEREAS YOUNGER KIDS APPEAR NOT 
TO BE SPREADING IN OTHER BASED 
ON THE INFORMATION TO DATE.
WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE 
INFORMATION SO IT IS IMPORTANT 
THAT WE KEEP COLLECTING THE 
INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
WE'LL TURN OVER TO THE PHONE.
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]:  
HELLO, DR. TAM.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT 
SCHOOL CHILDREN TRANSPORT.
DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO REDUCE 
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN EACH 
SCHOOL BUS TO ALLOW GREATER 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING?
ANSWER.
WE SET UP GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL 
TRANSPORT.
FOR SCHOOL TRANSPORT AND 
EDUCATIONAL  *IPS TAO *UTIONS I 
GENERAL.
THERE ARE METHODS FOR REDUCING 
RISKS.
FOR EXAMPLE, PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING, OF COURSE.
[Speaking French] 
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
CHILDREN FROM THE SAME FAMILY 
CAN TRAVEL TOGETHER.
AND THERE CAN BE A REDUCTION IN 
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN ONE 
SINGLE BUS.
OF COURSE, CHILDREN CAN ALSO 
WEAR MASKS IN THE BUS IF EVER 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING IS NOT 
POSSIBLE.
THIS PROVIDES ANOTHER LAYER OF 
PROTECTION.
THAT REDUCES RISK.
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION -- 
I'M ASKING BECAUSE MASKS ARE 
COMPULSORY IN SCHOOL BUSES.
BUT IN SOME REGIONS, ONLY 
CERTAIN NUMBER OF CHILDREN WILL 
BE ABLE TO TRAVEL IN THE BUS.
IS IT REALLY NECESSARY IN 
ADDITION TO WEARING MASKS TO 
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHIRP IN 
THE SCHOOL BUS?
THERE ARE ALSO SCHOOL CHILDREN 
THAT TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSIT 
N. THAT CASE, THERE IS NO 
CONTROL OVER THE NUMBER OF 
TRAVELERS.
ANSWER.
-THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO 
REDUCE RISK.
I DON'T KNOW ALL THE SITUATION.
PERHAPS IN SOME CASES, IT'S 
POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER 
OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A BUS, IN 
OTHER CASES, NO.
THE SCHOOL POLICIES --
>> STAGGER THE START TIME -- 
[Speaking French] 
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: THE 
SCHOOLS WILL STAGGER START 
TIMES FOR CERTAIN GROUPS OF 
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
THIS WILL REDUCE THE IMPACT IN 
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION.
THERE ARE ALSO RULES CONCERNING 
MASK WEARING.
FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE STAFFING 
THE SCHOOL BUSES AND IN OTHER 
AREAS.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
NEXT QUESTION.
THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS FOR 
THE TIME BEING.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE IS OVER 
FOR TODAY.
>> Suhana: WE WERE LISTENING 
LIVE THERE TOGETHER ON CBC NEWS 
NETWORK TO TERESA TAM, CANADA'S 
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER.
AND REALLY TELLING US NOT TOO 
MUCH THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD 
BEFORE, BUT SUGGESTING THAT 
THERE ARE SOME WORRYING 
INCREASES IN NUMBERS AMONG 
YOUNG PEOPLE.
20 TO 39 AGE GROUP.
AS THIS LONG WEEKEND COMES IN 
AND PERHAPS YOU HAVE LABOUR 
DAYMOND OFF, THERE ARE PEOPLE 
WHO WILL BE, YOU KNOW, DECIDING 
TO GET TOGETHER,ETC.
THERE WILL BE ALCOHOL 
PROGRAMMES INVOLVED AND SHE 
SAYS THAT PEOPLE IN THOSE 
GROUPS WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE 
INCREASING IN SOME CITIES MUST 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS AND BE 
AWARE OF THE FACT THAT, WHETHER 
THEY'RE ENTERING INTO A 
RELATIONSHIP, A NEW 
RELATIONSHIP THAT COVID-19 IS 
PASSED THROUGH RESPIRATORY 
EXHALES AND THROUGH SALIVA.
SHE WAS TALK ABOUT KISSING 
THERE.
RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER, AND PERHAPS 
THIS IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE.
SHE SAYS THINGS ARE UNDER 
MANAGEABLE CONTROL.
THAT IS THE MESSAGE SHE IS 
GETING FROM THE PROVINCES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT, AND THIS IS WHERE THE 
WARNING COMES IN, SHE DOES SAY 
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO CHANGE 
THAT.
SO WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR ANY 
REFRACTION THE PROVINCES.
WE WILL BE GETTING, YOU KNOW, 
COVID-19 UPDATES FROM ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY FOR YOU AND WILL 
KEEP YOU INFORMED HERE ON CBC 
NEWS NETWORK.
SPEAKING OF UPDATES, I WANT TO 
TAKE YOU NOW TO SORELLE, QUEBEC.
WHILE TERESA TAM WAS SPEAKING 
IN OTTAWA, QUEBEC PREMIER 
FRANÇOIS LEGAULT WAS SPEAKING 
ABOUT THE STATUS OF COVID-19 IN 
HIS PROVINCE AND TOOK A COUPLE 
OF QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH.
LET'S LISTEN TOGETHER HERE ON 
CBC NEWS NETWORK.
>> YES.
>> Reporter: SO MR. LEGAULT, 
THERE ARE 184 NEW COVID CASES 
TODAY.
WE ARE ABOVE THE 20 PER MILLION 
NEW CASES.
IT IS THE LONG WEEKEND THERE.
WILL BE FAMILY GATHERINGS.
WHAT ARE YOU TELLING QUEBECERS 
TODAY TO DO OVER THAT LONG 
WEEKEND?
>> OK.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE A LONG 
WEEKEND SO THERE WILL BE A LOT 
OF GATHERINGS.
I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING ALL 
QUEBECERS IS TO BE CAREFUL, TO 
KEEP TWO METRES, WEAR A MASK.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.
WE SEE THAT THERE IS NOT A 
SPECIFIC PROBLEM IN BARS OR IN 
SOME PLACE
