Luck has affected how countries have been impacted by COVID-19 but the best way to be ready to take advantage of good luck is to invest in public health, Professor Steven Hoffman says, as he contemplates the next six months
As Canada hit 100,000 coronavirus cases this week, York University Professor Steven Hoffman, the Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair in Global Governance & Legal Epidemiology, reflects on why South Korea responded so well to COVID-19, how lucky Canada was to be hit a bit later than many of the worst-hit areas of the world, and how luck also explains some of the differences in infection rates across Canada. But luck explains only part of the difference and investment in public health can determine how well we are able to respond, Hoffman tells Global News. Read the story and listen to Professor Hoffman’s comments about the next six months here.