Canada forecasts show coronavirus spreading rapidly, more action needed - health officials

Longer-range forecasts show a second wave of the coronavirus is still spreading rapidly through Canada and more action is needed by all the major provinces, federal health authorities said on Friday.

A forecast by Canada's chief public health officer showed that by Dec 25, the domestic cumulative death toll could be between 14,410 to 14,920, with the total number of cases ranging from 531,300 to 577,000.