Alberta doctors call for "circuit breaker" lockdown - a podcast by CBC Radio

As the number of COVID-19 cases in this country continues to rise, some Alberta doctors are calling for a short, sharp "circuit breaker" lockdown to stop hospitals from being overwhelmed. But while some people argue it's not enough to stop the spread, others say it would be too detrimental to society. To break down what a circuit breaker would look like, and how effective it could be, we're joined by Dr. Shazma Mithani, an emergency room physician at Royal Alexandra Hospital and Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton; Dr Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health; and Raywat Deonandan, an epidemiologist and associate professor at the University of Ottawa.

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