Absolutely. That's a very important point. The upcoming second wave is certainly keeping me up at night. Everyone's patting themselves on the back today because things could have been much worse. We're glad that we didn't experience a scenario like the one in Italy or New York. However, we mustn't rest on our laurels, because a second wave is quite possible. We don't know the level of immunity that people will have following the infection. You can look at the medical literature on this issue.
A few Chinese studies that have already been published show that some people didn't develop a significant increase in immunity following the infection. This raises some significant questions. Will part of the population really be immune? Are we counting on this to handle the second wave?
To answer Mr. Matthews' question, yes, we need tests, including serological tests. Having answers from a serological perspective will probably help us determine who we can put at the forefront. If a person had COVID-19 and developed an immune response, that person will be able to work and will be less anxious. We can use this staff to carry out the front-line work on a broader basis. This isn't the case today. These issues are significant. We must get back to normal and get things moving again. However, we must do so gradually, one step at a time.
If West Africa could live with Ebola for two years, I think that Canada can live with COVID-19. We just need to get organized and to continue to maintain people's trust in our government institutions.
That's your role. When we ask people to make sacrifices economically, emotionally, physically and socially, as we're doing today, we must maintain this relationship of trust. This has been very difficult in West Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yemen. I hope that Canada will succeed.