Talk:COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Timeline graph

The timeline graph does not align with the source provided, and usually does not. There is only one source, https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html. As of March 21st at 6:36 PM EDT there are more cases reported on the wiki page, than on the source. This is even more surprising since the chart only goes up until the 20th at this time, it is above the current total while also a day behind, quite misleading. I'm new to editing Wikipedia so I'm not sure what to do here. .iLlertton (talk)

I have been updating the timeline based on the provincial and territorial government sources at the end of the day. The Canadian page also reflects those sources, but has a delay and is often behind. The up-to-date math from each province and territory can be seen in the templates in the data section. UmpireRay (talk) 23:23, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

There is also an official set of numbers here: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html its a few days behind but we should ensure our numbers match these. --hroest 19:33, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

It is reasonable to sue the provincial and territorial government sources, in my opinion. In that case, however, the sources at the bottom of the table should not cite "'Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update'. Government of Canada". Can we update the sources section with the actual sources being used? Otherwise, it calls the numbers into question. Also, if the source differed for different date ranges, let's call that out, too. JoeSchlabotnik (talk) 19:04, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Archiving of the Talk Page

There are currently over 50 discussions open on this page. I have changed the archiving to every seven (7) days. This is a fast moving topic. I expect that is appropriate. Any important discussions that are not ongoing can be pinned. If anyone disagrees feel free to change it back, but 30 days seems long given the topic and existing lenght of the talk page.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 20:13, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Where are the archived pages going to? There's no link to the archives in the archive infobox on this page, as far as I can see? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 13:14, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Okay, i finally saw the Archives link higher up on the Talk page boxes. Would it be possible to add the filing Cabinet icon by the link, to make it easier to find the archives? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:17, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Should we be using this sidebar in this article or in the provincial/territorial ones?

I came across it on our article about the political effects of the virus. It does not seem to be used on the main page about the pandemic or the American or provincial articles. I am not sure why. Anyway, maybe we should use it. Maybe we shouldn't. Discuss.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 21:01, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

I raised the same question in an earlier Talk post and got no response. I think the maps are the main thing. Given the length of the TOC, putting this after the maps would probably help fill in some blank spaces. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:15, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Edit suggestion: Canadian research

I've returned to frwiki where I am working on the French-language counterpart to this article. There we have a section called Recherche and I had added what seems to me to be a notable Canadian COVID-19 research initiative at the Montreal Heart Institute: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-heart-institute-study-colchicine-1.5506930 . Not sure where and how it would fit into the English article, as we had all the research under "federal" and this is not, but I thought I'd offer the suggestion. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:25, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

I am not sure, research is global and its results will affect all countries (we are all in this together) and is probably better described in other articles and not in country-specific artiles. However, if the research is part of the government response then it should be part of the article. So I suggest: describe research results in other articles, describe funding and research initiatives sponsored as a result of the pandemic here. Sounds ok? --hroest 17:00, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Yes of course. Good point. I'll leave it in the French article - which is nowhere near as closely watched as this and where there is a particular interest in Quebec-based developments - though I'd have no objection if you or someone chooses to remove it there. I'll also leave a note on the Talk page of Coronavirus_disease_2019#Research. So consider this  Done and please archive, if you will. thanks Hannes, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:44, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Line Graph Number of Cases change from linear scale to logarithmic ad note

This is a suggestion to add a note below the graphs today as they changed from a linear scale (showing exponential growth) to a logarithmic scale which will lead some less mathematically inclined people to think the curve is flattening (when in fact its a graphing scale change). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.154.13.80 (talk) 14:59, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

• Done. Nfitz (talk) 16:42, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Tenses

The tenses in this article are all over the place. Past tense should be used, not present tense. Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 19:14, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

new confirmed cases in Canada given as 1098, but should be 1127 (Alberta's figures not in total) — Preceding unsigned comment added by First Get Your Facts (talk • contribs) 01:20, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Edit Request 30 March 2020

March 30 total new cases in the table "COVID-19 cases in Canada by province" should be 1127. Addition error. - R — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.157.179.170 (talk) 02:18, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 April 2020

The amount of deaths in the infobox needs to be updated to 101. See cited ref:Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada - CTV News 68.148.230.9 (talk) 00:47, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for the heads up! --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 04:19, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 April 2020

Change pei has not restricted gatherings to they have and that we have closed the provincial border

Source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-covid-19-timeline-1.5515859 86.106.90.94 (talk) 03:46, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Image of cases per capita

Now that Nova Scotia has released a health zone map of cases ([1]), can someone update the Canada map ([2]) to show the cases in each health region. Each health zones 2016 population can be found here: Zone 4, Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3. CanadaOlympic989 (talk) 19:42, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Poster about sneezing and coughing

French

English

Correct sneezing poster

I organized the translation of this freely available poster to 30+ languages, including French and English. Please forward to local chats, social network channels, municipalities, companies, etc.

More information: https://pesho-ivanov.github.io/#Sneeze

For suggestions, questions and corrections, please write on my talk page.

Cheater no1 (talk) 21:41, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

We should probably use posters available from Canadian sources in this article: Health Canada, BC-CDC, etc.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 01:51, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

But those posters are not in public domain or any licenses compatible with Wikipedia. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 04:07, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

They are in the public domain when they are displayed in a public place and the poster is not the only thing in the photo. Just look at the playground photo already used in the article.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk)

Playground in Port Moody

Table of Closures/Restrictions

If this table is not going to be maintained with current information, it should be removed. For example, the information for Nfld & Lab is more than two weeks out of date. 47.55.241.24 (talk) 15:53, 4 April 2020 (UTC) Stephen Delaney April 4, 2020.

Testing

Just a quick one-off delivery, since the information in this link is fairly immediate and most relevant to this page. Relative criteria for testing across Canada - https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-testing-variations-1.5520812 (The reasons for the different choices should be obvious, although putting them into the page where they are not previously in the article would be OR.) Obviously the table cannot be lifted directly (CP/probably not fair use), but if so desired, someone can translate the information into a WP table format. Considering what (did not happen) the last time, I decided not to waste the time doing it myself this time. (Also my sympathies, Shawn of Montreal. I know how those numbers and consequent restrictions hit at the heart of what I have learned to love about Quebec, be it tiny hamlet or large city. But Quebec has been through the crucible before and come out the stronger for it.) - Tenebris 66.11.171.90 (talk) 13:57, 5 April 2020 (UTC)