The COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia formed part of an ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019, a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Northeast facade of the Vancouver Art Gallery; normally a busy location, physical distancing has caused a sharp decrease in crowds.
An almost empty SkyTrain; normally trains would be packed full of people.
Closed movie theatre in Surrey
Playground in Port Moody, closed off with caution tape. A sign indicates the playground is closed.
Bonnie Henry
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Bonnie J. Fraser Henry is a Canadian epidemiologist, physician, and public official who has been the provincial health officer at the British Columbia Ministry of Health since 2014. Henry is also a cl
COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
…initially permitted to remain open provided that staff maintained physical distance from customers. However, on March 20, provincial health officer Bonnie Henry ordered the closure of all dine-in establishments. On March 21, she mandated the closure of all personal service establishments, including day spas…
Henry in 2020
Community association sign in Eagle Bay, British Columbia, Canada, bearing the phrase "be calm, be kind, be safe", coined by Henry during the early days of the COVID pandemic.