Canada ill-prepared for second wave of COVID-19, says Senate Committee

Ottawa, July 11 -- The Liberal Party of Canada had been asked by Canada's Senate Committee to deliver by Labour Day a contingency plan to contain the potential second wave of COVID-19, for which Canada is ill-prepared, media reports said.

The Senate social affairs committee's report focused mainly on seniors, especially those in long-term care homes and those with low incomes.

It said the potential second wave, which could coincide with the annual flu season that starts in the fall could be detrimental for these seniors unless concrete and timely government actions are taken.

Urgent action is needed, says the report, on seniors of long-term care homes with concentrated outbreaks of pandemic and deaths. The Public Health Agency of Canada...