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Two petitions insist B.C. has made wrong decision on interprovincial travel

While the tourism industry and border-town mayors are likely relieved the province has shot down the idea of barring visitors from out-of-province during this phase of the pandemic, thousands of British Columbians are no doubt disappointed.

Dr. Kelley Lee on spread of COVID-19 through travel

Dr. Kelley Lee, from the Canada Research Chair at Simon Fraser University on why she believes B.C. needs to tighten travel restrictions and quarantine measures.

Dr. Kelley Lee on spread of COVID-19 through travel

SFU health expert, citing COVID variants, urges B.C. to act quickly to restrict inter-provincial travel

The B.C. government should tighten restrictions on travel from other Canadian provinces to curb the spread of COVID-19, a global health expert said Tuesday. The province announced last Thursday it was investigating the legality of such a move.

SFU health expert, citing COVID variants, urges B.C. to act quickly to restrict inter-provincial travel

There's a short time-window to prevent coronavirus variants coming into the province, says Kelley Lee. The B.C. government should tighten restrictions on travel from other Canadian provinces to curb the spread of COVID-19, a global health expert said Tuesday.

What the data say about border closures and COVID spread

Models have found that strict border closures could have helped limit viral transmission in the pandemic’s early days. But once the virus started spreading in other countries, border closures provided little benefit.