Hopefully, this will begin to turn in the opposite direction as more Canadians get vaccinated. When fully vaccinated, then such additional measures are useless. Plus, even though the new COVID variants (mutations) are more infectious at this time, the present and future vaccines will be equally effective against such strains. In reality, it takes the typical virus years to adjust to a vaccine and despite the news media blowing this way out of proportion its equally important that all countries do not let fear and panic rule over common sense in the upcoming months. What's essential right now is a high number of vaccines being injected in people which will control (not fully stop) the COVID virus and begin to limit future mutations. All viruses mutate to help sustain their existence, but the media really needs to stop scaring people and present both sides of this picture. Governments should do likewise.