As Ontario opens up, the public-health-strategy-cart is ahead of the proverbial contact-tracing-and-testing-horse. Get your surfboard ready just in case.

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 21, 2020

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Source:
Critical care doctor says the ‘inexcusable’ Ontario public health strategy is wasting the lockdown

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  1. The utility of surgical masks and broader testing required to have a plan about what to do next
  2. Unfortunately, we do not have the tests and contact tracing availability to fulfill the WHO “extreme vigilance” guidelines to safely return to work and reopen schools in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
  3. Media and Public Health commentary on daily numbers in Ontario citing all the false +/- needs to comment on noted exponential change. Smaller true pos numbers can quickly become larger ones and how likely will this be the outcome with present measures?
  4. COVID-19 outbreaks noted in some Ottawa sports teams. Contact tracing needed to determine if the activity itself is a contributing factor. Plus, the CDC guideline change; should one data point alter policy recommendations?