BC’s Restart Plan: Next

Steps to Move Through

the Pandemic
May 6, 2020
Dynamic
Compart-
mental
Modelling

Data from January 1 to April 29, 2020.

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Four Phases Toward a ‘New Normal’

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Area of Action

Personal care

Social interaction

Economic Activity

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Phase One (Today)

Essential Services Operating During COVID-19

• Enhanced resources for hospitals and health care.
• Child care for essential workers.
• K-12: Online and in-class learning.
• Non-essential businesses.
• Construction, manufacturing, agriculture, silviculture.

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 Five Principles For Every Situation
Personal Stay Home if You Environmental Safe Social Physical
Hygiene: Are Sick: Hygiene: Interactions: Modifications:

• Meet with small

• Routine daily numbers of • Spacing within
• Frequent screening • More frequent people rooms or in
handwashing cleaning • Maintain transit
• Anyone with any
• Cough into your symptoms must • Enhance surface distance • Room design
sleeve stay away from sanitation in between you
• Plexiglass
others high touch areas and people
• Wear a non- barriers
medical mask • Returning • Touch-less • Size of room: the
• Movement of
travellers must technology bigger the better
• No handshaking people within
self-isolate • Outdoor over spaces
indoor

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Phase Two
Under Enhanced Protocols
• Small gatherings.
• Elective surgeries resume.
• Dentistry, chiropractic, physiotherapy, in-person
counselling resume.
• Provincial parks will open for day-use.
• More retail businesses to re-open, supported by WorkSafeBC.
• Expanded in-person schooling for K-12 (voluntary).
• Legislature resumes.
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Phase Three

Under Enhanced Protocols

• More parks open, camping resumes.
• Film and TV production.
• Movie theatres.
• Personal services like spas and non-medical massage.
• Hotels and resorts.

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Phase Four (Treatment/Vaccine)

Conditional on at least one of: wide vaccination;

“community” immunity; broad successful treatments.
• Large gatherings (rock concerts, conventions).

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Principles and Values

• Strong health controls (testing, tracing, isolating).

• Strong border controls.
• Supporting local business.
• Standing together as a province.

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Building Back BC Together

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BC’s Restart Plan: Next
Steps to Move Through
the Pandemic
May 6, 2020