Opinion

B.C. is not only faring better than most other provinces in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s also ahead when it comes to a key public health action.

Are you tired of working from home?

The cost of fighting COVID-19 is far beyond anything imagined in B.C.’s planning for the economic disaster that accompanies a pandemic.

You may say you fear the wild animals of the woods. I have been a woodland hiker for many years and the animals I truly fear are those who sit astride their mountain bikes and careen down the trails at breakneck speeds.

When an outbreak hits a community, one of the most urgent things people want is information. This is human nature, as information allows us to protect ourselves, our families and our loved ones.

British Columbia researchers are going to be looking at people’s susceptibility to COVID-19, the transmission routes the virus takes and also searching for a vaccine. But they’re also researching the “infodemic” that’s accompanying the pandemic.

For many people whose lives have been turned topsy-turvy in recent weeks, the current COVID-19 crisis reveals all too clearly the long-recommended wisdom of having enough savings stashed away to live on for at least six months.

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the globe, the way people go about their business is evolving in an ever-changing manner. Everyone’s world is becoming smaller.

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Now is the time for complete compassion [“ Stay or Go? ” March 13, 2020]. We are a resilient species under extreme pressure. If you're an employer and had to temporarily shutter operations, continue to pay your employees.