Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a press conference on COVID-19 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Monday, March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canada's top public health doctor says to expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to stick around for a long time.
Dr. Theresa Tam says we need to be prepared for more than one wave of the novel coronavirus.
She says we don't know whether COVID-19 will fade and resurge as seasons pass.
But Tam says we can expect to learn a great deal from the current fight and get better and better prepared.