Canada is still importing more cases
17 new cases in Canada, bringing the total to 94: 39 cases in B.C., 36 cases in Ontario, 14 in Alberta, and 4 in Quebec. Air Canada suspended all flights to and from Italy. New cases include:
- 7 new cases in B.C. [source]
- 7 new cases in Alberta, all involving people who were travelling in either France, the Netherlands, Egypt, Iran, Taiwan, Germany, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Philippines and the United States [source] [source]
Good to suspend flights to Italy I guess, however it's coming from everywhere now.
The measures in Europe seem to have some effect at least. It looks like the growth of new cases is slowing down a bit. It's still growing on average but heading towards linear growth instead of exponential. Just close the airports, people with mild symptoms can spread it on as well without even realizing it. Traveling over the world is practically playing Russian roulette with those over 50 and those working in healthcare. Chances are small but use a conference call for business and go without that far away vacation for a while. The damage is far greater in the long run.
Nearly 50K active (detected) cases atm, 33K outside China spread over 118 countries.
This is what you risk bringing to your country when you travel
Airline traffic has gone down a lot already, but the planes still need to move lol, this world. (They're fixing that now)
https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/10/coronavirus-eu-moves-to-stop-ghost-flights-amid-covid-19-turbulence
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