In 2020, the provincial order was to label all ‘suspected’ as Covid.
Morgues and funeral homes would treat the remains of a ‘suspected’ with same precaution as a confirmed. This was apparently to flatten the curve and stop the spread. The unscientific reporting continued into 2021.
The unreliable provincial stats were used by politicians who then justified irrational mandates. These unreliable stats are reported to, then published by HealthCanada.
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In 2020, the provincial order was to label all ‘suspected’ as Covid.
Morgues and funeral homes would treat the remains of a ‘suspected’ with same precaution as a confirmed. This was apparently to flatten the curve and stop the spread. The unscientific reporting continued into 2021.
The unreliable provincial stats were used by politicians who then justified irrational mandates. These unreliable stats are reported to, then published by HealthCanada.