The University of Toronto says it has launched a pandemic institute to help shape government responses to the COVID-19 crisis.The university says the institute will focus on working with public health workforces to help with pandemic preparation and recovery.
Unions, students raise concern over University of Toronto’s Fall 2020 in-person learning It says the institute will also help with Canada’s capacity to model infectious diseases.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The academic body will study how the pandemic has worsened inequality between the rich and poor around the world.