The Current for May 19, 2020
Today on The Current:
Keep it open, and risk the spread of infection. Keep it closed, and risk further effects on the economy. When is the right time to reopen the Canada-U.S. border? Former acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris and former Minister of Foreign Affairs John Manley join Matt Galloway to discuss.
Then, what will international travel look like in the months — or years — before we have a COVID-19 vaccine? Photojournalist Laurel Chor recently travelled to Hong Kong, where arrivals are tested and required to quarantine for 14 days. She tells us about the experience.
Plus, health writer André Picard discusses bringing back school, whether summer camps should go ahead and why he says we need to find the pandemic version of safer sex.
Then, Colleen Cosgrove remembers her university friend Capt. Jenn Casey, who died in the Snowbirds crash at the weekend. She says Jenn was a bright light with a love of basketball.
And finally, Dr. David Fajgenbaum found an effective treatment for his Castleman disease diagnosis, and is now turning to COVID-19. He tells us more.