Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe delivered a daily update Tuesday on the province’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Williams spoke about the shortage in medical supplies during the briefing, explaining that many countries were caught unprepared given the demand for masks and other supplies around the world. Williams compared the situation to the H1N1 pandemic and the SARS outbreak in Ontario and said in those cases, Ontario was able to more easily access supplies from other countries.
