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sp4149

March 17, 2020 10:16AM

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While Canada has now closed its border to foreign nationals. they are excluding US Citizens at this time. Given the trade between the two countries it is an economic not a public health decision. And it is not well liked in BC, the only province with coronavirus deaths and with many cases linked to nearby Washington State.

Following Trudeau’s announcement, British Columbia’s Health Minister Adrian Dix urged visitors form the U.S. to still not cross the border.

"It's our strong view and it's our strong message that visitors from the United States not come to British Columbia," said Dix.

"While we're very strongly supportive of most of those changes, we note that we remain concerned that access from visitors from the United States continues to be allowed, given the situation particularly in King and Snohomish county in Washington state, which affects British Columbia more than anyone else.”

As of March 16, King county has recorded 420 COVID-19 cases, while Snohomish county has 176. There have also been 42 deaths from the virus in Washington state. British Columbia is the only Canadian province to record a fatality due to COVID-19, with the province having four deaths to go along with over 100 cases.

Ontario health officials also said on Monday that about half of their newly reported 32 cases are linked to the U.S., while patients in the past few weeks have been diagnosed with the virus after recent travels in America.

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Bad summer for the White Pass?	sp4149	March 09, 2020 05:17PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	Sharrod	March 09, 2020 06:23PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	Dan Robirds	March 09, 2020 06:37PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	evankamp	March 09, 2020 06:40PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	Brian Norden	March 09, 2020 07:15PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	evankamp	March 09, 2020 07:35PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	LooseCaboose	March 16, 2020 07:59PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	Dougwood1954	March 16, 2020 08:33PM
Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	sp4149	March 17, 2020 10:16AM
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Re: Bad summer for the White Pass?	KevinM	March 17, 2020 01:30PM
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