Hantavirus-linked cruise passengers Cross-border travel drops

Four Canadians are in quarantine in B.C. after being exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship in South America. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry gave an update and legislative affairs reporter Katie DeRosa broke down the news conference. Travel to the U.S. remains down and new research shows the numbers are even lower than we thought. Jennifer Bettis, research and program manager for the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, joined the program. We ask her what would have to change before people go stateside again.

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Hantavirus-linked cruise passengers Cross-border travel drops is an episode from BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia by CBC.

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This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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