Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam listens to questions at a press conference on COVID-19 at West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canada's top public health official is urging people to have caution when looking at provincial models for how COVID-19 will develop.
Ontario released its projections for the best and worst case scenarios of the crisis.
Dr. Theresa Tam says people should remember they are just that, projections, and not real data.
She says both must be examined to get an accurate picture of where the virus is headed.