Indicators show decreasing COVID-19 transmission in many areas of Canada


By Lin Wei

OTTAWA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said on Friday that indicators showed decreasing transmission of COVID-19 in many areas in the country.

"While COVID-19 is still circulating across the country, current disease activity indicators, from daily reported cases to laboratory test positivity, indicated decreasing transmission in many areas," Tam said in a press conference, adding that wastewater data are showing signs of a potential plateau or post-peak decline in several areas.

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