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B.C. premier calls for national COVID-19 travel restrictions

John Horgan says non-essential travel banned in province
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B.C. Premier John Horgan speaks to reporters from B.C. legislature, Nov. 9, 2020. (B.C. government)

B.C. is likely to extend its non-essential travel restriction that expires this week, and Premier John Horgan says he wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak to the need to do the same for interprovincial travel in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Horgan told reporters in Victoria Nov. 18 he isn91裸聊视频檛 calling for the federal government to impose on provincial emergency plans, but for Ottawa to add its voice to B.C.91裸聊视频檚 recommendation to keep travel to essential only as Canada struggles with rising coronavirus infections.

91裸聊视频淭he people of Quebec and Ontario and Manitoba need to know that they should stay in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba until we get to a place where we can start distributing a vaccine across the country,91裸聊视频 Horgan said. 91裸聊视频淭his is not the time to go storm watching on the west coast of Vancouver Island. This is not the time to plan a large gathering over the holidays.91裸聊视频

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry raised the issue of interprovincial travel this week as she expanded her travel restriction advice from Metro Vancouver to the entire province. Horgan emphasized Henry91裸聊视频檚 point that social gatherings in private homes have been traced to much of the steep increase in infections in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions, with spill-over effects to other regions as people move around.

The regional orders are due to expire Nov. 19 and Horgan indicated they are likely to be extended so they can 91裸聊视频渢ake hold,91裸聊视频 as daily cases and hospitalizations in the Lower Mainland have continued to rise. A new daily record of 717 cases was reported Tuesday, with 11 deaths related to COVID-19.

Horgan said he will leave it to Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix to speak to B.C.91裸聊视频檚 orders and advisories at their scheduled update on Thursday, but he does not personally favour additional orders restricting travel between regions or imposing quarantine rules within B.C.

91裸聊视频淢y view is that a quarantine on Vancouver Island may not be the best way to go,91裸聊视频 Horgan said, responding to a suggestion by Island Health91裸聊视频檚 Dr. Richard Stanwick.

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The problem with restrictive travel orders for regions or provinces is that essential travel has to continue to keep vital services going, Horgan said.



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