From Canada here, overall things have gone better than expected so far. There has been a steady trickle of cases, but the healthcare system hasn’t been overwhelmed and the death rate has been relatively low all things considered.
However, most people are really concerned about the clusterfuck south of the border. US has been pushing to reopen the border with Canada, and around 80% of people here oppose that for obvious reasons. The border closure has been extended till the end of August so far, but it’s pretty clear that nothing’s going to improve in US by then.
The most surprising thing for me has been the resistance to wear masks or wearing masks properly. This is not something I anticipated to be a problem in a pandemic.
From Canada here, overall things have gone better than expected so far. There has been a steady trickle of cases, but the healthcare system hasn’t been overwhelmed and the death rate has been relatively low all things considered.
However, most people are really concerned about the clusterfuck south of the border. US has been pushing to reopen the border with Canada, and around 80% of people here oppose that for obvious reasons. The border closure has been extended till the end of August so far, but it’s pretty clear that nothing’s going to improve in US by then.
The most surprising thing for me has been the resistance to wear masks or wearing masks properly. This is not something I anticipated to be a problem in a pandemic.