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#BREAKING: B.C. has its first #COVID19 case from someone from Washington state who was visiting family in the Fraser Health region around #Vancouver.

Total cases in B.C. has now reached 21 with 8 newly confirmed cases in the last day. thestar.com/news/canada/20… @TorontoStar

#BREAKING B.C.'s top Health Officer says the patient is a Seattle woman in her fifties who was visiting family in B.C. and sought assessment for respiratory illness and tested positive for #COVID19 #coronavirus thestar.com/news/canada/20… @TorontoStar

.@wanyeelii @alex_mckeen wrote earlier about whether there should be more measures to prevent transmission of #COVID19 cases across the border.

Today B.C. confirmed its first case of a Seattle woman who travelled to Canada and tested positive. thestar.com/news/canada/20…

B.C.'s health minister @adriandix today confirmed reports of thefts of surgical masks and hand sanitizers from B.C. hospitals, but said the issue wasn't "widespread".

@alex_mckeen wrote earlier about why nurses are pissed off: thestar.com/news/canada/20… #COVID19 #coronavirus

And now the #coronavirus #COVID19 has spread to B.C.'s neighbouring province, Alberta, a major economic and energy centre of Canada. Follow @kieranleavitt @TorontoStar for breaking updates:

https://twitter.com/kieranleavitt/status/1235717554674384897

UPDATED: Alberta has its first case of #COVID19 as number of B.C. cases surge, health authorities say thestar.com/news/canada/20… @TorontoStar @wanyeelii @kieranleavitt #coronavirus

Meanwhile, number of cases has surged in Washington state from 39 yesterday to 70 confirmed today. doh.wa.gov/emergencies/co… #coronavirus #covid19

In related news, if you're stressing out a bit, we'll have a story soon about coping with anxiety as well..

All the news and feature + analysis pieces on #coronavirus #covid19 from journalists across Canada are available to read for free here, in service to public health: thestar.com/coronavirus.ht… @TorontoStar

By the way, do average Americans know the names of Canadian provinces and their approximate locations? B.C., Alberta, Ontario etc? Do people know Vancouver is in B.C.? Or should I describe them a bit if we want the news more accessible to our southern neighbours?