Table 2.
Public health interventions during the early COVID-19 pandemic analyzed by cases per province or territory at the time of implementation.
| Intervention or policy | First province/territory implementing policy | Last province/territory implementing policy | Mean (cases/1M) | Standard deviation (cases/1M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public health emergency declared | Quebec (2 cases/1M) | Nova Scotia (29 cases/1M) | 12.85 | 13.53 |
| Non-essential international travels discouraged | BC (10 cases/1M) QC (2 cases/1M) NL (0 case/1M) |
New Brunswick (15 cases/1M) |
4.31 | 4.75 |
| Gatherings >250 people prohibited | BC (10 cases/1M) N.B. (1 case/1M) |
AB (8 cases/1M) MB (3 cases/1M) SK (2 cases/1M) ON (5 cases/1M) QC (2 cases/1M) NS (0 case/1M) |
3.88 | 3.52 |
| Gatherings >50 people prohibited | BC (20 cases/1M) ON (12 cases/1M) QC, PEI (6 cases/1M) YT (0 case/1M) |
Nunavut (0 case/1M) | 9.08 | 7.98 |
| Further (<15) gathering restrictions | New Brunswick (15 cases/1M) | P.E.I. (140 cases/1M) | 60.33 | 46.88 |
| Indoor gatherings discouraged | QC (11 cases/1M) N.B. (15 cases/1M) |
Nunavut (0 case/1M) | 94.09 | 67.45 |
| Self-isolation international travelers | BC (10 cases/1M) AB (6 cases/1M) QC (2 cases/1M) |
New Brunswick (15 cases/1M) |
4.23 | 4.51 |
| Self-isolation – returning from other province | Nunavut (0 case/1M) | Manitoba (187 cases/1M) | 45.50 | 60.19 |
| Restricted provincial borders | PEI (13 cases/1M) NT (22 cases/1M) |
NL (498 cases/1M) | 99.50 | 195.61 |
| School closure | Ontario (4 cases/1M) | MB (15 cases/1M) NS (42 cases/1M) PEI (19 cases/1M) |
10.92 | 14.22 |
| Closure daycares | Quebec (2 cases/1M) | Manitoba (12 cases/1M) | 9.00 | 5.22 |
| Closure bars, pubs, clubs | Quebec (4 cases/1M) | Manitoba (96 cases/1M) | 23.77 | 26.68 |
| Limited capacity – restaurants | Quebec (4 cases/1M) | Yukon (57 cases/1M) | 20.75 | 18.19 |
| Sit-down restaurants closed | Ontario (12 cases/1M) | Manitoba (96 cases/1M) | 42.08 | 34.23 |
| Non-essential business closure | P.E.I (6 cases/1M) NU (0 case/1M) |
Yukon (171 cases/1M) | 71.54 | 61.81 |
| Closure - personal services | P.E.I. (6 cases/1M) | Manitoba (96 cases/1M) | 46.38 | 40.72 |
| Closure recreational facilities | Quebec (4 cases/1M) | British Columbia (122 cases/1M) |
22.08 | 33.41 |
| Ceremonies banned | P.E.I. (6 cases/1M) | Manitoba (96 cases/1M) | 34.15 | 39.16 |
| Closure provincial parks | Ontario (15 cases/1M) | Quebec (1751 cases/1M) | 245.10 | 536.39 |
| Banned visits to LTC facilities | ON (7 cases/1M) QC (2 cases/1M) |
Alberta (309 cases/1M) | 39.54 | 85.07 |
| Employees restricted to one LTC facility | British Columbia (143 cases/1M) | Newfoundland (494 cases/1M) |
335.83 | 170.97 |
| Fines - violation public health rules | Newfoundland (6 cases/1M) | Manitoba (175 cases/1M) | 68.77 | 63.70 |
| Only urgent dental treatments | ON (12 cases/1M) QC (6 cases/1M) |
MB (132 cases/1M) NU (0 case/1M) |
38.46 | 45.87 |
| Only urgent surgeries | Quebec (2 cases/1M) | SK (56 cases/1M) MB (15 cases/1M) |
12.62 | 16.00 |