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COVID-19 cases remain at a trickle in B.C., but fear is having an impact
Randy Shore
Updated:
February 24, 2020 3:49 PM PST
The man had been in close contact with an woman who had returned from Iran last week and who was announced as the province's sixth case on Thursday.
Only a few people have contracted the COVID-19 virus in B.C., with just seven confirmed cases, but fear is driving economic impacts in the form of trade disruptions and empty malls and restaurants.
“We have seen layoffs and major interruptions to the import and export of goods to and from British Columbia (due to coronavirus),” MLA Jas Johal said during question period on Monday. “Here on the west coast, we have 40 ships at this hour that are not moving, that are not sending B.C. goods out of the province.”
Air Canada has suspended direct flights from Vancouver to both Beijing and Shanghai until Feb. 29, and offered passengers heading to Italy the opportunity to rebook after the virus flared up there.
Small businesses are also feeling the pressure as the ethnic Chinese community in B.C. appears to be experiencing the outbreak very differently from the larger population...
COVID-19 cases remain at a trickle in B.C., but fear is having an impact
Randy Shore
Updated:
February 24, 2020 3:49 PM PST
The man had been in close contact with an woman who had returned from Iran last week and who was announced as the province's sixth case on Thursday.
Only a few people have contracted the COVID-19 virus in B.C., with just seven confirmed cases, but fear is driving economic impacts in the form of trade disruptions and empty malls and restaurants.
“We have seen layoffs and major interruptions to the import and export of goods to and from British Columbia (due to coronavirus),” MLA Jas Johal said during question period on Monday. “Here on the west coast, we have 40 ships at this hour that are not moving, that are not sending B.C. goods out of the province.”
Air Canada has suspended direct flights from Vancouver to both Beijing and Shanghai until Feb. 29, and offered passengers heading to Italy the opportunity to rebook after the virus flared up there.
Small businesses are also feeling the pressure as the ethnic Chinese community in B.C. appears to be experiencing the outbreak very differently from the larger population...