In the small, isolated town of Haines, Alaska, longtime resident Heather Lende says there was a sense that everything was finally going back to normal. Until June 8, when Haines borough announced the first case of coronavirus. The only road connecting the oceanfront community of Haines to the rest of Alaska travels through both British Columbia and the Yukon. Lende admits that before the first case, the threat of the coronavirus spreading to the small community seemed to have passed. As for the border separating Haines, Alaska and British Columbia, it was announced Tuesday that all Canada-U.S. borders are expected to remain closed beyond June 21.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2020 20:46 UTC