A vehicle enters a Canadian border station at the U.S./Canada border after the two countries closed their border for all non-essential travel in Lansdowne, Ontario, on March 22, 2020.A vehicle enters a Canadian border station at the U.S./Canada border after the two countries closed their border for all non-essential travel in Lansdowne, Ontario, on March 22, 2020.It's Monday, March 16, there are about 4,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States. I head to work, attend meetings.
Our family's reasons for leaving are simple: space on an otherwise-empty family farm for our kids to roam, and the promise — after our intended 14-day quarantine — of our family helping with childcare so we can work remotely. Being a health reporter now seems to requires a whole new level of commitment and I'm determined to keep telling the stories of this pandemic. We are profoundly lucky to be in this position.
Every few miles for hours on end, we see those black signs with flashing orange letters that usually warn of road work, imploring drivers: STAY HOME. STOP THE SPREAD. SAVE LIVES.
The borders here are closed except for essential travel.
Please. If I could be in a country with good free healthcare I would leave too.
Most people infected will have a mild illness and recover completely in two weeks. On average, it takes five to six days from the day you are infected. while those with more severe cases can take three to six weeks. Understand it from virologists
Please stay down there. Thanks.
. . . Probably less likely to devolve into pure chaos, too.
Not a good choice. Winter is still raging there, and the Canadian healthcare system (if needed) is distinctly inferior to that in the US.
NPR should go to Canada as well. 🖕
Did she reflect on the fact that she could be spreading it to Canada.