The COVID-19 immunity task force will include a series of Canada's top doctors and will focus on blood testing to track and understand immunity to the novel coronavirus.

Trudeau said testing is key to the fight against COVID-19 and 20,000 tests are carried out in Canada every day. "Testing must increase even further before we can reopen and restart our normal activities as a country."

"We know it may be a long while before a vaccine. There are discussions around treatments for COVID-19 that might work as well as a vaccine," he said.

This new fund comes one day after Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said that rapid testing to detect and trace the virus' spread will be essential to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tam said Canada needs to triple the number of COVID-19 tests being conducted daily in order to reach desired target of 60,000 tests a day.

To date, more than 620,000 people in Canada have been tested for COVID-19, according to CTV.

Some provinces like Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island where the virus' spread appears to be minimal are planning to loosen some restrictions for businesses and service in early May.

"In the coming months we will be able to loosen a number of the restrictions and rules that we have right now," he said.

As of Thursday afternoon, there were more than 41,752 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country and 2,141 deaths.

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