As B.C. health officials prepare to release data tomorrow that shows the success in flattening the COVID-19 curve, the Premier cautions we can’t take our foot of the gas just yet.

John Horgan says B.C. is in its own timeline, saying the recovery here will be different that other parts of Canada and the world.

“We have been from the beginning. We saw this early, we addressed it early and we will perhaps come out from under it early,” he said on Wednesday. “But the data, the science will direct us in that regard. We will be different from other jurisdictions because of where we are and what steps we’ve already taken.”

Horgan says he will leave decisions on how the economy can and should be restarted in the hands of Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry.

“She will be able to talk more specifically about what she’s looking for,” Horgan added. “But, it’s not going to be snap your fingers and we’re back the way we were. People need to push that out of their minds. This will be a phased in response as we’ve seen in other jurisdictions and as I expect we’ll see in other parts of Canada.”

While Dr. Henry though cautioned that the province is still in the early stages of the fight against COVID-19,  Horgan noted that things like closing parks, restaurants, pubs and bars, and limiting gatherings to less than 50 people has all made a difference in flattening the curve.

“These initiatives made a difference and that’s what the evidence clearly demonstrates, and I think British Columbians, although its been a very difficult road, I’m not diminishing that, but if you look at the results, we should be proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish,” Horgan added.

“The sooner we get that curve flattened completely, the sooner we’ll be able to get back to a sense of normalcy that we are all yearning for.”

On Wednesday, Horgan also announced that B.C. is extending the provincial state of emergency by another two weeks.