One of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Dr. Theresa Tam
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says this is a perilous time, and Canada is set for an even stronger resurgence of COVID-19.
She is urging all Canadians to obey public health advice to keep the situation from getting worse and to protect health-care workers.
Dr. Tam says so far, officials have not detected any cases of the new strain of COVID-19 sweeping southern England.
Ottawa has temporarily banned flights from the UK.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says officials are considering bringing in even stricter border-protection measures.