The improving state of the COVID-19 pandemic means Canadian jurisdictions can now ease public health restrictions further, federal officials said Friday.
Trends of severe illness are declining in most areas of the country, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported during its weekly pandemic news conference.
Nationally, the rate of patients being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals has dropped by 15 per cent compared to last week.
“We need to turn our focus on easing societal disruption,” said Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam.
That message comes as provinces across the country are rapidly lifting restrictions and vaccine mandates in a
