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Post by David Vardy
As of now, we have no active Covid-19 infections in the
province, 259 have recovered and three have died. In the face of the surging pandemic south of
the border and in other hot spots around the globe, this is no time to reduce
controls over imported infections by dropping the requirement for quarantine or
self-isolation (I use these terms interchangeably). We should instead build
upon the natural protection arising from our isolation, as have other
jurisdictions, such as Iceland and New Zealand. Having eradicated the virus our
goal should be to remain virus free.
We should maintain the 14 day quarantine and begin to test
people arriving in the province. We
should also require the use of contact tracing apps for at least 14 days after
arrival. The Atlantic Bubble is a bad
idea. The proposed “Canadian Bubble “is much worse. These “Bubbles” are both
flawed because they exempt more people from quarantine, thus increasing risk of
imported infections without offsetting measures to reduce risk, such as testing
and contact tracing.
