Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, April 6, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Monday, April 6, 2020

Coronavirus response in BC
                   

Why is BC starting to flatten the curve while other provinces aren't? Some of it may be luck
One new COVID-19 death but hospital numbers encouraging, BC's top doctor says
BC couple flouts quarantine rules, highlighting gaps in COVID-19 enforcement
BC's top doctor weighs in on benefits of non-medical masks: "Not going to protect you'
BC Ferries to start screening passengers for COVID-19
Dr. Bonnie Henry defends move to not release COVID-19 patients' locations
Federal COVID-19 benefit omits workers with reduced hours, college students: Okanagan MP
BC Securities Commission warns about companies aggressively promoting COVID-19 cure
Canadians apply for emergency benefit amid COVID-19 with few hiccups
Kelowna provides financial relief to residents during pandemic, other cities consider options
Yukon  stations officers at BC, NWT boundaries in bid to reduce coronavirus spread
Crisis line serving the Okanagan sees record call volume during COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Bonnie Henry answers questions about wearing masks and removing seniors from care homes
British prime minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care
Open letter from BC's seasonal farmworkers to provincial and federal politicians
BC's top Doctor wrote a book about fighting viruses in 2009
No Boundaries with COVID-19: Dr. Bonnie Henry
New BC COVID-19 cases appear to be slowing
Why BC is flattening the COVID-19 curve while numbers in Central Canada surge
Canada  begins clinical trial of experimental COVID-19  treatment using plasma from recovered individuals
Luck and early preparation flattening BC' COVID-19 curve, but officials urge residents to 'not let up'
1 business licence suspended as Vancouver enforces COVID-19 orders
BC's top doctor stops short of recommending widespread mask use, but says they can protect others
Business owners fear it will take years to recover from COVID-19  pandemic - and many may not make it
'Our responsibility to care': Asian restaurants to donate thousands of meals to BC hospitals
BC Ferries to screen passengers for COVID-19 symptoms
Virtual counselling in high demand for families of BC Navy personnel deployed during pandemic
Coquitlam company retools, will be first in Canada to produce N95 respirators
Ottawa needs to up its game on border quarantines, says province, federal opposition
Man in his 40s dies at home as 63 new BC cases reported over past two days
Dix sees hope in federal signals on quarantining people returning from abroad
'I thought I was invincible': A Vancouver doctor's story of contracting COVID-19
Please don't take your pandemic trips where locals are in lockdown
Connect with local BC businesses during COVID-19 pandemic
63 new cases of COVID-19 in BC, including 3 on Vancouver Island
Recovery rate tops 60% but BC, records death of man in his 40s due to COVID-19
Greater Victoria survey shows third of respondents did not pay, or partially paid rent for April
Nanaimo, Royal Jubilee to be Vancouver Island's COVID 19 frontline hospitals
BC Transit extends free fare, installs vinyl barriers in some buses
BC clears more acute hospital beds as COVID-19 case growth slows
BC begins taking submissions for $2M COVID-19 research fund


Globe and Mail 

Vancouver's Bard on the Beach festival cancels 2020 season
Lumber producers slashing output as demand falters amid COVID-19 pandemic


CBC


'A remarkable thing': Salmon fry born from sperm frozen 20 years ago set to be released




Vancouver Sun

BC government files forfeiture case against alleged drug dealers
Bard on the Beach organizers announce season cancellation due to COVID-19
BC farms dumping milk because of problems getting it to the store

Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

City of Victoria looks to shift tens of millions in 2020 budget due to COVID-19



Victoria News

Advocates call safe drug supply a victory, but worry about logistics in pandemic


Global BC

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Georgia Straight

Virus no excuse to deny mother's parenting time, BC judge rules

The Tyee

Blasting wasn't enough. Salmon again will be blocked at Big Bar
The Deadly gauntlet Fraser Salmon must travel to come home
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