stfxkid
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Why they have a world class health system.But you wouldn't want to get sick in Cuba.
Why they have a world class health system.But you wouldn't want to get sick in Cuba.
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I've thrown in the towel and have cancelled our Aug 1-15 trip to Disney World. Swoop is still only offering flight credits and not refunds, but I've read reports of Canadians successfully being reimbursed by their credit card companies for Swoop fares, so I'll give that a try (I didn't cancel my flights, Swoop did, so since Swoop failed to provide a promised service I think I can present a strong argument to TD Bank that a refund of my credit card transactions is in order).
To put the current Canada vs. US coronavirus situation into perspective, on July 2 and 3 there were 112,136 new cases in the US, whereas as of July 3rd Canada has had a total of 105,091 cases. There is not a chance of the Canada/US border opening by August 1st.
It's hard to believe now, but back in the middle of March I assured my daughter that coronavirus would be under control within 4 to 6 weeks, and that she'd be able to fly to Orlando in early May as scheduled for her Disney World summer job.
Yuck. And this is why I’ve carried antibacterial wipes on board for years to wipe down everything. People used to give me odd looks!Check out this CBC marketplace study to see how clean these planes were pre pandemic...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/flights-filthy-surfaces-airplane-marketplace-1.4873586
I‘m not sure they could do enough to convince me they could keep those planes clean right now .. and certainly not by dropping the middle seat restrictions.
Canadian airlines operate with very low margins and need those seats filled to be viable, which I understand. Hopefully people don’t mistake that to mean that it’s safer than it was .
And death rate doesn’t tell the entire story. Many people don’t recover 100% and have lasting issues from Covid. permanent lung scaring, cognitive issues, etc.I know how you feel. Back in March I was telling my kids our trip would just be postponed until the summer.
The cases are crazy. I know people like go on about the low death rate. But say the death rate is 1% that’s over 100 people a day.
Mexico isn’t doing well right now either. We have a friend who lives in Puerto Vallarta. We were just there in Feb. I wouldn’t go near it now.I would really love this to be the case. My dh wants us to go away in October for a week at an all inclusive (usually we go to Mexico but at this point I'm open to any destination with an all inclusive). That 14 day quarantine though man.....ugh.
And death rate doesn’t tell the entire story. Many people don’t recover 100% and have lasting issues from Covid. permanent lung scaring, cognitive issues, etc.
Same experiences here! I had to wipe down as discreetly and as fast as I could.Yuck. And this is why I’ve carried antibacterial wipes on board for years to wipe down everything. People used to give me odd looks!
I have Universal booked for late Nov/early Dec. with a friend from California. I am hoping there’s still time for the US to get serious and lower numbers. But if not there’s another trip down the drain.
They could be immediate family to someone in Canada. They could have dual citizenship. They could be resort owners that are allowed to cross only to open up their business. Either way, any of the people that are allowed to come in (and it is a limited list) have to quarantine. At least they are being monitored, and caught. There were a couple of others that were charged as well a couple of weeks back in that area.I'd love to hear the reason why this couple was allowed to enter Canada ... https://www.cp24.com/news/police-ch...canada-s-mandatory-quarantine-order-1.5011631
IMO, that fine is too low. Hopefully they are now barred from ever entering Canada again.
They could be immediate family to someone in Canada. They could have dual citizenship. They could be resort owners that are allowed to cross only to open up their business. Either way, any of the people that are allowed to come in (and it is a limited list) have to quarantine. At least they are being monitored, and caught. There were a couple of others that were charged as well a couple of weeks back in that area.
The border is closed to non discretionary travel - they aren't letting property owners cross to check on their camps, they aren't letting them cross by boat, even if they don't step on land other than their own. So, although everyone's reaction is how they heck did they get across, they obviously had a valid reason for crossing or they wouldn't have been allowed.
And considering grocery delivery services, or if they were crossing because they were immediate family members, their family could have shopped. Or resort owner - their Canadian employees could have shopped.That's why I said I'd love to hear the reason. It must have been good enough to get them into the country but if their reason is respectful, they should be also.