As provinces and countries begin to look towards easing coronavirus restrictions, some are taking an approach reminiscent of school days gone by: pick a best friend and stick with them.
The concept of “travel bubbles” appears to be gaining traction, with New Brunswick authorizing households to pick one other household with whom to socialize, and New Zealand and Australia reportedly weighing allowing their citizens to travel only between the two friendly countries.
Officials around the world have suggested basically any form of non-essential international travel is unlikely until at least the end of the year.
The question is how to inch those borders open slowly, and while Canada and the U.S. share closer ties than Australia and New Zealand,