The WHO may lift the Toronto travel ban that was controversially imposed last week:
WHO spokesman Dick Thompson told CBC television that the organization would review Canada’s handling of the flu-like virus on Tuesday and make a decision on lifting the order that was to last three weeks.
“There is a chance the advisory could be changed,” Thompson told CBC.
In the meantime, more cancellations of events in Toronto, including concerts by Elton John and Billy Joel and, much to the dismay of Jon, Michelle Branch.
In the meantime, Josh Freed once again manages to find just the right words for this whole thing:
Incredibly, Toronto the Safe has just been declared one of the most dangerous places on Earth by the World Health Organization (that’s WHO: not WHOM). And while I think the international alarm is unfair and overdone, it has had an effect on me.
This is the first time in my life a trip to T.O. actually feels exciting.
Hogtown has always been the place Quebecers have gone to feel safe from sovereignty, speeding and second-hand smoke. But suddenly it’s a ride on the wild side, and I don’t know quite how to react.
I’d say react just like everyone else: shrug and go about your daily life. That’s what the people in Toronto are doing.