[oh_sigh]

Are the 86 deaths attestable only to the BC premier? Or could it also be the fault of the federal government?

Presumably the leader of a small nation has a wider latitude for action to them than the leader of a similarly sized region which is contained in a larger country.

[vkou]

Both.

BC dragged its feet on implementing a lockdown, the federal government had to be dragged kicking and screaming into closing its borders. Travelers from China weren't even quarantined throughout February, for instance.

Anecdotally, I have heard that Chinese-Canadian communities took the issue seriously on their own, and started practicing social distancing in February... Which may well have helped.

It's looking better than Ontario and Quebec, but it could have looked even better, had it acted sooner.

[deskamess]

It was a Chinese Canadian family who reported to BC Health that a family member who went back to China had tested positive. The individual had visited two health clinics in BC with symptoms, and was dismissed, before going back to China at the end of the trip. I believe this was one of the first 3 cases reported in BC. This was commendable and very forward thinking of the family. Many times there is a stigma in Eastern countries about being the early carrier of disease etc.