According to a CBC update at 5 am April 1, 2020, “B.C.’s provincial state of emergency has been extended until April 14 after 1,013 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 24 deaths.
On Tuesday night, Premier John Horgan used a province-wide address to urge British Columbians to do their part by staying home whenever possible and keeping a two-metre distance from other people outside the home.
“What we do today will affect what our doctors, nurses and first responders face in the days and weeks ahead. It will determine how many of us stay healthy, and how much we can do to flatten the curve,” he said.
According to Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, the peak of the outbreak is still to come in B.C., and it’s crucial that people continue to keep their distance from others to minimize its impact.
“We know that, right now, it is still dangerous for us to be gathering in groups because that’s where transmission can happen. We need to keep that firewall between us for the next couple weeks until we have a better idea of how this virus is moving through our community,” Henry told the CBC.