Your weekly COVID-19 update Every Tuesday, the Maclean's daily newsletter will catch you up on what you need to know about Canada's fight against the coronavirus. This week, Patricia Treble focuses on one story worth watching, and you can get a sneak peek here. You'll also get the same mix of Maclean's stories you expect every day if you scroll down below. There were early indications that the COVID-19 pandemic could have a towering second wave. “Coronaviruses tend to be more common in the winter,” says Ashleigh Tuite, an infectious disease epidemiologist and mathematical modeller at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. So, the arrival of COVID-19 in late winter/early spring meant its emergence was out of season. That timing was fortuitous as it didn’t spread as well in unfavourable conditions, particularly warmer weather, allowing everyone time to get cases under control. The new coronavirus prefers indoor transmissions, though Tuite notes that experts aren’t sure whether it’s a characteristic of the virus itself, or the impact of human behaviour (i.e. our inability to wear masks and keep distanced while inside). Now, with colder weather, we’re spending much less time outside and more time indoors, which is ideal for this type of virus. As well, the “the initial wave didn’t affect a lot of people; only one per cent was infected in the first wave,” Tuite says, meaning the population of Canada remains highly susceptible at a time when conditions in this country are suitable for spread. READ MORE >> | 
