Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, May 19, 2020




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday, May 19, 2020


Coronavirus response in BC



Three deaths, but just two new cases of COVID-19 as BC Starts to reopen
New daily COVID-19 infections in BC is lowest in months
BC confirms just 2 new cases of COVID-19 as next phase of pandemic response begins
Only two new COVID 19  cases in BC, one in care home
260,000 BC Residents take COVID 19 risk survey in first week


Globe and Mail

BC begins economic restart as COVID-19 risk drops to lowest point since March



CBC

New COVID-19 rules will change intimate atmosphere of restaurants, expert says
BC updates policy on hospital visits after outcry over disabled woman's death
A "COVID fee' with your colour and cut? How your hair salon experience may differ as businesses reopen
'Spike' in excessive speeding offenses in BC over May Long Weekend, says RCMP
Hundreds of non-medical masks with Indigenous flair made for First Nations communities
6 homes ordered evacuated as kettle River rises near Grand Forks
What's allowed to open in Phase 2 of BC's restart plan?
250,000 front-line workers get pandemic pay boost in  BC
Frenzy expected for Terry Fox 40th anniversary shoe release



Vancouver Sun

BC restaurants and pubs ever so cautiously begin to open their doors again
US border with BC to stay closed significantly longer than one month, says Dix
Parents threatened with 100 dollar fines for letting children play on Surrey townhouse lane
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs outmaneuver federal and provincial negotiating partners
New COVID-19 safety measures coming on Transit as restrictions eased



Victoria Times Colonist

Stores, salons, cafés cautiously reopen as restrictions ease
How BC health leaders will be living their lives as restrictions ease
Virus will change us, perhaps for the best
Looters and profiteers must be punished



Victoria News

Victoria businesses open as province enters phase two of COVID-19 response


Global

BC front line health workers to receive pandemic pay top-up
BC revises COVID-19 visitor restrictions after woman with disability dies alone in Hospital
What are the riskiest jobs amid COVID-19? New online tool measures job sector, risk, reward
From Plexiglas to leaving contact info, what dining out could look like in BC
BC shops reopen as retailers, shoppers adjust to the new normal
BC parents sign petition to keep schools closed til September
Sky Train commuters worried about physical distancing as BC reopens
Canada's defence minister visits growing memorial to fatal Snowbird crash in Kamloops
Online petition asks Kamloops to rename Airport Road after fallen Snowbird


Georgia Straight

BC Health Minister answers border questions, calls for condemnation of anti-Asian attacks
As BC reopens, Dr. Bonnie Henry explains virus-monitoring measures and inflammatory disease in children


The Tyee

How to fix the broken Long-Term Care System
Increased Poaching threatens vulnerable wildlife populations

Vancouver Courier

BC's biggest mall - Burnaby's Metrotown reopens for business
Pandemic women in crisis get communication boost
Strata corporations urged to be cautious in facilities reopening




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