‘Together we will beat this’: MPs urge care and calm for those most at-risk with COVID-19

‘We go day by day, hour by hour, maybe minute by minute and see how things are and what the health experts are advising,’ says Liberal MP Salma Zahid.

Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says many seniors, who are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, may be feeling anxiety and all Canadians need to do their part and listen to health experts. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

March 18, 2020

For the Canadians at the greatest risk amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Parliamentarians who have been immunocompromised once before have pragmatic words of encouragement: trust the science, listen to health professionals, try to be positive, and be very, very careful.

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