Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a press conference on COVID-19 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Monday, March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
It's about way more than flattening the curve.
That from the nation's top physician, who wants Canadians to harden their resolve and make every effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Theresa Tam says the case count is expected to continue to rise and efforts at social distancing need to continue.
The effort is underway to make sure there isn't a sudden sharp increase in the number of cases, so the spread of the virus is slowed over time.
Public health experts call it ''flattening the curve.''
Tam is calling for Canadians to not just flatten the curve but her words ''plank it.''