Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to welcome the minister and all the officials to our committee. It's good to see all of you.
First of all, let me thank you once again on behalf of millions of Canadians for the great work that you've done, and also our health care workers, who have been [Technical difficulty—Editor].
Minister, in response to the high number of infected health care workers and to mitigate the worker shortage in health care settings, several provinces have shortened the length of time that infected health care worker must self-isolate. As of December 21, the federal government's self-isolation period of 10 days has remained the same for those with symptoms or for asymptomatic cases following testing.
What advice have you or your department given to the provinces and territories, and especially to the provincial public health authorities, with respect to the isolation guidelines for health care workers?