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. 2020 Dec;10(2):0203104.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.0203104.

COVID-19 in Canada: A self-assessment and review of preparedness and response

Alice Yu  1 , Sophia Prasad  2 , Adebisi Akande  2 , Andreea Murariu  3 , Serena Yuan  4 , Sylvia Kathirkamanathan  5 , Myles Ma  6 , Sarah Ladha  7
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COVID-19 in Canada: A self-assessment and review of preparedness and response

Alice Yu et al. J Glob Health. 2020 Dec.
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Competing interests: The authors completed the ICMJE Unified Competing Interest form (available upon request from the corresponding author), and declare no conflicts of interest.

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Photo: Locals use social distancing circles in the Trinity-Bellwoods park of Toronto on a weekend during coronavirus pandemic in Ontario, Canada (purchased with a Standard Use License from: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/trinity-bellwoods-park-of-toronto-during-pandemic-gm1245043358-363037303). Credit: By lavendertime on iStock.
Figure 1
Figure 1
Photo: Graphic representation of age distribution of COVID-19 cases (n = 101 626) in Canada as of June 23, 2020 [12].
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photo: Graphic representation of age distribution of COVID-19 cases hospitalized, admitted to ICU and deceased in Canada as of June 23, 2020 [12].
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photo: Graphic representation of tests conducted per new confirmed case from January 2 to August 5, 2020 in South Korea, United Kingdom, Taiwan and Canada. Tests are taken as rolling 7-day averages [5].
Figure 4
Figure 4
Positive COVID-19 tests per death in April 2020 [37].
Figure 5
Figure 5
Photo: Graphic representation of daily COVID-19 tests per thousand people from March 13 to June 23, 2020 in Canada, South Korea, and Taiwan. Tests are taken as 7-day rolling averages [5].
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