Provincial health officials are closely monitoring long-weekend travel to communities across B.C., but say that for the most part, people are respecting physical distancing orders. At her daily briefing on Saturday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry tried to reassure residents of small communities along the coast that some reports of crowded ferries were "overblown." provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declares a public health emergency in the province on March 17, 2020. However, Henry says the province has no plans to put travel restrictions in place to curb non-essential travel within B.C. What's happening elsewhere in CanadaAs of 7 a.m. PT Sunday, Canada had 23,719 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19.

Source: CBC News April 12, 2020 12:00 UTC