Coronavirus

Paul Wells: In a week like this one, here’s something Ottawa can live without—a pointless gathering with an impossible agenda

Fear is the right reaction to the coronavirus, says a top public health expert, and governments are acting too slowly. It’s time to close schools and curtail travel.

Philippe J. Fournier: A new Angus Reid poll says almost half of Canadians approve of Ottawa’s response—with opinions largely split along party lines

David Zarnett: Coronavirus poses a threat that comes from other humans, which makes it more psychologically legible than climate change

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has been diagnosed with the viral illness after returning from the U.K. The PM isn’t exhibiting symptoms and isn’t being tested.

Infectious disease specialist Isaac Bogoch talks about how Canada could avoid a surge in cases, what people should do, and how America dropped the ball

A relatively slow rate of spreading, and a capacity for more testing suggest Canada may be on the right track to avoid a U.S.-like surge

Answers to questions about COVID-19, the virus claiming lives and disrupting human activity around the planet

Timothy Sly: We have to face the possibility that once coronavirus has spread within the community, the rate and scope of that spread is uncontrollable

’A lot of good things are going to happen,’ said the U.S. president as the number of COVID-19 cases in his country approached 1,000, and the death toll reached 29