The Top Doctor Who Aced the Coronavirus Test
Catherine Porter, The New York Times, Updated June 12, 2020
That Tuesday in March was the day Bonnie Henry had been preparing for her whole life.
Overnight, 83 people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and three more had died. The pandemic had officially broken out in British Columbia.
Standing inside the provincial legislature’s press gallery, the preternaturally calm top doctor of Canada’s westernmost province declared a public health emergency. Under her orders and recommendations, schools closed, bars shuttered and social distancing measures were put in place. Read more…
A Costco in Burnaby used wood pallets to help shoppers observe social distancing in April.
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