For the second time, the B.C. Government is extending the provincial state of emergency by two more weeks, to April 29.

Premier John Horgan says progress in the fight against COVID-19 is being made in B-C, but he says it is not over yet.

“Were it not for these measures, the outcomes would have been far different. Were it not for the collective effort of British Columbians, we would have seen a different outcome,” he said.

“That’s obviously transparent when you look to the south of us in the United States where the are extraordinary numbers of deaths and numbers of infected, and still no real understanding on where the virus is going.”

Horgan added the level of support for the initiatives laid out by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, to try and flatten the curve is ‘off the charts’.

“The strength of our success is the strength of people’s resilience to stick with the course and that’s what we intend to do,” Horgan added. “We should be proud of what we have been able to accomplish and the sooner we get that curve flattened completely, the sooner we’ll be able to get a sense of normalcy that we’re all yearning for.”

As for how long some of these measures would be in place, Horgan wouldn’t elaborate on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted the partial shutdown of Canada has to for ‘last weeks more’ to get COVID-19 under control.

“We may amend as regions dictate but at this point it’s a provincial approach and that’s at the direction of Dr. Henry and the science behind these initiatives,” added Horgan.

B.C. declared a provincial state of emergency on March 18, and extended it for the first time on March 31.