Face of Nation International : B.C. health officials announced 43 new coronavirus cases in the province on Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,013 — and stressed there is “zero” chance that the orders brought in to curb the spread of the virus will be lifted before May.
Five more people have died of COVID-19 in B.C., bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 24. There are now 128 people in hospital, 61 of them in intensive care, as well as cases in 19 long-term care homes.
“[There is ] zero chance — none — that any of the orders will be varied by the end of April,” said Health Minister Adrian Dix, adding “I think we’re in this for a long time.”
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the virus will have to be monitored “until there is a vaccine.”
“I do think it’s more and more less likely that we’ll be able to get back to more normal life, which I miss a lot, before at least the summer,” she said.
“And then we need to be preparing for the potential of a second wave in the fall.” (Source : CBC News – Canada)
