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MEdia

February 26, 2021

Personal Touch Lost By Travel Bans Is Costing Businesses Dearly

A full reboot of global commerce is counting on business travelers being allowed to cross borders again. But even as vaccine rollouts gather pace, a return to a pre-pandemic normal could be years away as many countries take a go-slow approach to reopening. That’s a daunting prospect for executives like Sammy Tsui. The founder of China Tech Global, a company that sells sanitizing equipment, says the inability to travel has translated into stalled and lost deals as potential clients aren’t able to test out products such as walk-through sanitation tunnels and thermal devices.

The Bill Kelly Show

February 24, 2021

The importance of pandemic preparedness, what went wrong & how

Julianne Piper, a researcher studying the breakdown of the pandemic early warning system, known as the Global Public Health Intelligence Network or GPHIN, said the government’s handling of the highly specialized unit is an important area of concern when looking at what went wrong in the early days of the outbreak.

The Globe and Mail

February 23, 2021

Ottawa must address mistakes regarding COVID-19 pandemic preparedness, experts say

Created in the 1990s, GPHIN was highly respected around the world for its ability to spot outbreaks early and allow the government to get a head start on preparations. It played a key role in allowing Canada and other governments to respond quickly to deadly threats such as SARS, H1N1 and Ebola.

February 19, 2021

Covid-19 Travelers Aren't All Dubai Jet-Setters

Border restrictions are going up again to keep new virus variants out. But the benefits don’t always outweigh the cost.

February 16, 2021

New rules at Canadian land border welcomed by N.B. residents

New rules at the Canada/U.S.A. land border crossings came into effect Monday and are being welcomed by border communities in New Brunswick. Travel barriers at the border have altered daily life in cross-border neighbours St. Stephen, N.B. and Calais, Maine.

Video Interview

February 13, 2021

Coronavirus: Hunting for variants and the case for travel restrictions

As the pandemic has unfolded, opinions have shifted, Lee says. “We’ve seen that actually there are some situations where actually it can work.” Australia and New Zealand are often held up as success stories. Life in both countries is largely back to normal, having pursued aggressive strategies that include extremely tight border controls and strict lockdowns when even a single case emerges.