People crying about jobs and other concerns related to the economy are completely oblivious to the fact that covid-19 will keep us blocked off from the rest of the world.
If we ever expect our economy to restart, we need to be able to travel to the countries where we have economic partnerships.
Pulling out of the WHO and advocating reckless behaviors will not help us recover. Let's hope we get rid of trump and restore our ability to join the rest of the world once again.
I just can't believe the fear and ignorance in the mostly rural areas of our country.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the ... -1.5641745The U.S.-Canada border should remain closed until next year unless "something miraculous" happens to lower COVID-19 rates south of the border, says infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch.
"They're having over 50,000 new cases per day in the country, and on top of that, it doesn't appear like they are getting this epidemic under control," said Bogoch, a physician and researcher based at Toronto General Hospital.
"I can't think off the top of my head about what a number or a metric would look like, but I can tell you that [reopening the border] is going to be a long, long, long way away," he told The Current's guest host Rosemary Barton.
