Even though he’s thousands of kilometres away from Saskatoon, Carrie Harshberger wakes up to her husband Joe every day.He calls her on his way to work in Delaware, a long-distance substitute for early morning small talk over a cup of coffee.The couple haven’t seen each other since New Year’s day.
With borders shut tight because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s unlikely that’ll change anytime soon. Coronavirus: Long-distance couple make masks to stop COVID-19 Harshberger said she’d been planning a springtime trip to Delaware when global travel restrictions were announced.“It was horrible,” she said, noting they normally see each other three times a year. “We thought it would only be a couple of months.”But now it’s been six.Like many.