My Mom, aunt& Uncle caught it from another family member who was from Wisconsin when they were in BC for their brother's memorial service. We found out about 6 days after Mom got home that this particular person had tested positive upon her return to the US. We found out about the positive test just before everything broke loose and we started to isolate. But it was too late for my family members, when we found out about the positive test result, all three were already starting to not feel well. They are all now fully recovered!!!!
I scanned through the same article this morning. I tend to take them somewhat with a grain of salt, as they're easy to misconstrue the numbers. Obviously the largest number of cases is going to come from travel to the US, because that's where the largest amount of Canadian travel occurs. I note that the article didn't mention the number of people who've travelled to each area as a baseline to come up with a percentage. For example, when you look at the numbers for Ontario, US travel is 3.2x the number of cases compared to ones to the UK. Makes it sound like the US is 3.2 times as bad as the UK. But in reality, let's hypothetically say the US sees 100 times the number of visitors than the UK does (made up number, not based on any stat, just being used for mathematical demonstration purposes). Based on that the UK would be 31 times as bad to visit at the US.
I do agree with you and I completely understand that the data needs to be read correctly. The fact remains that the majority of our travel related cases came from the US before those borders were closed and Canadians will continue to travel to the States more , and be exposed while the disease is still a risk in the US. I’d like to how their opening strategy performs before we even think about opening up for shopping , travel and leisure.
They have already said Canada day Fireworks are going to virtual only. Its mind blowing how quick they want to open the parks in the U.S. but here they have cancelled most large gatherings for the year.
Agreed!
Gina I do understand and sympathize. My sister is still a citizen but married an American last October and they work and reside in Tampa . It’s very hard on us as well as she’s pregnant with her first baby and it’s looking like not only will none of us be able to see her while she’s pregnant , we won’t be able to see our new nephew/grandson right away . She’s feeling lonely and isolated and scared . I can only imagine that will increase after she has a baby and won’t have any idea when her mother and father or sisters and brothers can come . She could come back as a citizen but has no health care here anymore. Her husband is surgeon in a major Florida hospital , and there are several nurses and doctors in my immediate family including my mom and brother. We would love to go see her but even when we can , none of us could quarantine for the weeks required for such a visit .
You’re able to come now . You would need to quarantine and stay once here .
Yep I get it. And it sucks.
