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Models examining BC's response to the COVID-19 show some success to "flatten the curve"
BY , Apr 17, 2020 11:27 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Apr 24, 2020 3:34 PM
Health Minister Adrian Dix alongside BC Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, at a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, January 31st, 2020. (Photo-Connect News/Jawad Siddiqui)
Health Minister Adrian Dix alongside BC Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, at a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, January 31st, 2020. (Photo-Connect News/Jawad Siddiqui)
Health Minister Adrian Dix alongside BC Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, at a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, January 31st, 2020. (Photo-Connect News/Jawad Siddiqui)
The latest health models examining British Columbia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic show the province has managed to ``flatten the curve,'' slowing the spread of the virus.
Officials say B.C.'s rate of cases of the new coronavirus is below expected levels, and well below those recorded in Italy or in China's Hubei province, where the virus was first reported.
Henry says the data shows early implementation of measures such as social distancing allowed B.C. to cut the number of cases of the illness.
She says B.C. is experiencing a slowing of the rate of infections but warns the ``new normal'' will include continued public health restrictions for at least the next several months.
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