British Expats - Coronavirus

Travel restrictions begin on Friday with police setting up random road blocks similiar to DUI check points.
They will put up signs at the Alberta border reminding people not to travel to BC for non-essential reasons

It's good to put signs up, even if it's old news. Having a cop on the Trans Canada and another on the #3 to scare tourists off might be better, but expensive. I'd target them; relay video of campers rolling in to units on the BC side then check them out and ticket the bejeesus out of anyone that shouldn't be there. The country's most lucrative stop check.

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 19th 2021 10:19 am

Re: Coronavirus

Looks like CBC wasn't fully accurate, appears anyone over 40+ if you can find a pharmacy with AZ can book an appointment with the pharmacy directly now.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/c...ccine/pharmacy

Danny B

Apr 19th 2021 10:21 am

Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12997111)

Travel restrictions begin on Friday with police setting up random road blocks similiar to DUI check points.

Effective Friday no travel outside your health region will be permitted. (kind of makes no sense considering the Lower Mainland is comprised of 2 health regions Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health, but someone in Burnaby can travel as far out as Boston Bar apparently but going from Vancouver to Burnaby or New West isn't permitted)

About bleeding time.
Keep those lower mainland Lepers away from the smaller cities/towns in Interior Health.

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 19th 2021 10:28 am

Re: Coronavirus

I registered with shoppers drug mart, but no appointments available at the moment, other pharmacies still have outdated information that its 55+ maybe once everything is updated will see, but at least I am registered at Shoppers and chose any location to widen my chances.

caretaker

Apr 19th 2021 10:31 am

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Originally Posted by Danny B (Post 12997120)

About bleeding time.
Keep those lower mainland Lepers away from the smaller cities/towns in Interior Health.

True that. When the law put a fence around Grace Life Church near Edmonton 2 weeks ago the parishioners weren't happy, but then last week protesters from all over Alberta converged on it. A restriction to keep them in their own health districts would have made them liable. A neighbour said none of the protesters were locals.

caretaker

Apr 19th 2021 10:33 am

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12997122)

Hang in there Jsmith! Good to know they're opening it up this fast.

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 19th 2021 11:22 am

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Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12997124)

Hang in there Jsmith! Good to know they're opening it up this fast.

Wed hopefully :fingerscrossed:

I got a confirmation but always a risk of appointments being cancelled. Not at Shoppers though.

caretaker

Apr 19th 2021 11:34 am

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In Sask we get nifty stickers with our vaccination.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...12cd51ba71.jpg

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 19th 2021 11:46 am

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Imagine thinking your vaccinated only to find out you were given saline solution instead of the vaccine, happened in Ontario to 6 people.

https://www.cp24.com/news/6-people-i...cine-1.5393546

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 20th 2021 5:14 am

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Starting tomorrow North Dakota will offer free vaccines to Manitoba truckers who transport goods across the border.

There is no cost to the truckers or Manitoba. US Government covers the cost of the vaccine and cost to administer it.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...kers-1.5994519

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 21st 2021 8:37 am

Re: Coronavirus

Easy peasy on the vaccine front, no pain at time of vaccination, but arm is a bit sore now, and I feeling pretty tired suddenly which could be expected, easy process, 30 minutes total.

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 21st 2021 11:34 am

Re: Coronavirus

7 day rolling average continues downward.

483 people are in hospital, 164 of whom are in intensive care.

The travel rules and clarification on what is essential should be announced Friday.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...l-21-1.5996606

Some hints on the travel restrictions. The lower mainland will be treated as one health region (it's actually 2 VCH and FH) and road blocks it sounds like will be at BC Ferry terminals, and somewhere near Hope mostly, and wont be widespread.

scrubbedexpat091

Apr 21st 2021 12:51 pm

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39 cases of B 1.617 are been found in BC, the variant currently causing massive issues in India.

Identified in early April.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-...-is-now-in-b-c

Danny B

Apr 22nd 2021 2:17 am

Re: Coronavirus

Those poor buggers in Delhi right now, I can't even imagine. They say the oxygen supply will run out in the next 2hrs....absolutely heartbreaking to watch the news coverage of it.

scrubbedexpat099

Apr 22nd 2021 2:29 am

Re: Coronavirus

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-56839099

Very distressing.

It did seem logical that highly populated areas would be hot harder, I for one do not understand how it has been delayed, a new mutation? Why did the UK and the US get it so hard? Perhaps it is just a question of time before things even out.

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