U.S. accuses Beijing of not allowing Delta, United to fly passengers to China
The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government. The administration of President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing restrictions on Chinese air carriers but said talks with […]
Coronavirus Updates: U.S. 100,000 Deaths, Pandemic Swells in South America
The F.D.A. has barred 30 antibody tests from the U.S. market. A Missouri hair stylist may have exposed 91 people. As of today, May 23: North Carolina reported a daily uptick of 1,107 infections, its highest yet. Since the initial outbreak of the coronavirus in China, the world has tracked a pandemic that rapidly spread […]
B.C. top doctor Bonnie Henry: 2nd wave of COVID19 inevitable
British Columbia’s top doctor says that a second wave of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus is inevitable in Canada, but that the lessons learned over the past few months will help inform future responses.
Infection testing is more crucial than ever…
As the country slowly reopens, Henry said that testing will continue to be crucial, particularly when the flu returns in the fall. We need to be able to understand…
B.C. schools to reopen in June, Parents are you prepared?
The most effective measures will be tested as the provincial economy reopens, and starting on June 1, students can voluntarily return to classrooms. Dr. Bonnie Henry said: “We want to make sure that there’s not a long period of time where [students] don’t have that direct contact, but we need to do it in a way that’s […]
An inside look at Canada’s contact-tracing COVID-19 detectives
How contact tracers in London, Ont. are tracking the virus in the community, one case at a time. The phone call goes straight to voicemail. A good sign, says Julie Frederick, who is trying to reach a London, Ont., man with a positive COVID-19 test result. She expects he’s on the other line and will […]
