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This all while Canada deals with one of the largest P.1 outbreaks outside of South America, with PHAC reporting on Wednesday 1,850 cases of the variant — with all but 321 diagnosed in British Columbia.
The B.C. outbreak has prompted officials in that province to extend and tighten restrictions, even prompting B.C. Premier John Horgan to consider banning interprovincial travel — a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said he supports.
A P.1 outbreak in the ski resort town of Whistler, north of Vancouver, forced officials to shut the mountain ski runs late last month and prompting a mass vaccination drive for all residents 18 and over.