ATTEMPT
ATTEMPT SAID TO FLATTEN THE CURB.
CURB.
CURB. >>
CURB. >> Reporter: ON THE 19 ACRES,
EACH HUG, EACH LAUGHTER
CARRYING MORE MEANING.
>> IN THE MIDDLE.
>> Reporter: THE PARK
STRADDLES THE BORDER.
>> WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE
APRIL AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO
SEE OUR DAUGHTER OR
GRANDDAUGHTER.
GRANDDAUGHTER. >> Reporter: WHEN THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC REACHED
NORTH AMERICA NO ONE EXPECTED
THE CLOSURES THAT WOULD
FOLLOW.
FOLLOW.
FOLLOW. I
FOLLOW. I DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T. AND NEITHER DID HE.
>> THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS, THEY
PULLED OUT AS WELL.
>> Reporter: YOU MENTIONED
HOCKEY BEING A BIG DEAL.
ANOTHER MILESTONE WAS BASEBALL
IN THE U.S.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> Reporter: YOU ASSUME
BASEBALL WILL BE THERE.
THAT MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY
WOW, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.
>> THEY SAID WOW AND WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE ECONOMY, HOW
ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS, COPE
WITH ALL THE LOSS OF MONEY.
>> Reporter: ON PAPER BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND WASHINGTON STATE
ARE COMPARABLE.
ARE COMPARABLE. BUT WITH SO MUCH LAND MASS IT
IS NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES
COMPARISONS.
COMPARISONS. SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER.
THE NUMBERS REPORTED BY BOTH
COUNTRIES DURING THE THIRD
WEEK OF JULY.
JULY 21, THE VANCOUVER COASTAL
HEALTH DISTRICT REPORTED A
TOTAL OF 1,042 CASES WITH 103
DEATHS.
DEATHS.
DEATHS. KING COUNTY REPORTED 13, 450
CASES AND 638 DEATHS.
WHILE BC HAS 2 MILLION LESS
PEOPLE THAN WASHINGTON STATE,
WE HAD 15 TIMES AS MANY CASES
OF CORONAVIRUS.
OF CORONAVIRUS. >> WE HAD ALLOWED OUR LEADERS,
OUR SCIENTISTS TO SAY WHAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE AND STICK TO
IT.
IT.
IT. IT
IT. IT SAVED A LOT OF LIVES.
>> Reporter: HE MADE HIS
CAREER STUDYING GLOBAL HEALTH.
HE SAYS WHILE AS A WHOLE
CANADIANS HAVE DONE A BETTER
JOB OF ADOPTING SOCIAL
DISTANCING PRACTICES --
>> AMERICANS HAVE WILD WEST
ATTITUDE.
ATTITUDE.
ATTITUDE. >> Reporter: WOULD YOU GO TO
THE U.S. RIGHT NOW?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE A FEW
DIFFERENCES.
DIFFERENCES. THERE DIFFERENCES.
THERE DIFFERENCES. THE EPICENTER OF THE VIRUS, AN
OUTBREAK THAT LED TO THE
CLOSURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER IN MARCH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
CANADIANS NEED TO SEE FROM THE
U.S. BEFORE THEY WILL SAY WE
CAN TALK ABOUT OPENING?
>> THE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
DIAGNOSISSING.
DIAGNOSISSING. >> Reporter: SOMETHING THAT
MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR A WHILE.
>> BRITISH COLUMBIA LIVES IN A
SEA OF COVID-19.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CASE
NUMBERS IN WASHINGTON STATE,
THEY WOULD BE -- I WOULD SAY
NOT HAPPY BUT PRETTY HAPPY TO
HAVE THE CASE NUMBERS.
>> Reporter: SO EXPECT
CONVERSATIONS AND PICNICS TO
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. >> EVERYONE MISSES YOU GUYS.
>> Reporter: BORDER CROSSING
THAT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF
OPENING.
OPENING.
OPENING. >> I LOVE COMING DOWN HERE.
>> Reporter: IT IS REALLY NOT
FAIR TO DO A COMPARISON UNLESS
YOU LOOK AT TESTING.
BC FROM THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC, THE PROVINCE TESTED
A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE.
HERE WE HAVE DONE THE SAME.
THAT IS JUST FOR KING COUNTY.
BACK TO YOU.
>> A QUICK QUESTION, HEART
BREAKING TO SEE FAMILIES
SEPARATED, IS THERE ANY
INDICATION AT THIS POINT WHEN
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER IS
GOING TO OPEN BACK UP?
>> Reporter: THE LATEST NOTICE
FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
IS THE BORDER WILL BE CLOSED
TO NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL
AUGUST 21 BUT THEY SET
DEADLINES IN THE PAST.
EXPECT