Gatherings Restricted, Schools Closed: What’s Being Done to Fight COVID-19 Across Canada

Gatherings Restricted, Schools Closed: What’s Being Done to Fight COVID-19 Across Canada
British Columbia Minister of Health Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, speak to the media on the novel coronavirus in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Jan. 31, 2020. Don Mackinon/AFP via Getty Images
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The COVID−19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada’s chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, give each other space, and wear a mask if they’re sick.

Ottawa has put money into health−care research and the economy. It has also put restrictions on international travel and is enforcing 14−day quarantines for travellers returning to Canada to try to limit spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.