75,000 responses to B.C. Covid survey on first day

May 13, 2020 | 4:26 PM

Thousands of people have already responded to a new survey on the Covid pandemic in B.C.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, said there has been 75,000 have responses to the survey launched on Tuesday, which she called “outstanding.”

“We are asking a wide range of information in this survey, and there is a reason for that. We need it to understand the similarities and the differences in the experiences that we have all had.” This pandemic has affected all of us, but in many different ways and it’s important we recognize these unique challenges that different people have.”

Henry reiterated her order limiting public gatherings to fewer than 50 people remains in place.

“But that is a maximum of 50 people, and that only applies provided you can provide for them to maintain safe distance between people.”