Nearly 60,000 of Canada’s 68,000 troops are now in isolation in advance of COVID-19 operations, Canada’s top soldier says. Many of them have been ordered to do so to be ready to deploy across Canada to assist civil authorities to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, said Gen.
Jon Vance said in an interview Thursday with Global News. Others are on alert for critical operations such as the NORAD mission to defend North America with fighter jets or to prepare to assist governments with natural disasters such as springtime floods. “The vast majority of troops — about 85 per cent — are not at their usual place of work,” Gen.
Vance said. “Their orders are to stay home and to stay healthy.” Vance likened what was happening to the military now to how