KEY POINTS Elective surgery in Canada has ground to a halt owing to service closures related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response. An estimated 45 000 fewer surgeries were performed in adults with non-cancer-related illness in Ontario in late March and early April 2020, which
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