In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a constant stream of information and news is being shared every day. The sheer amount of information can be overwhelming; every news channel and website is filled with data on the number of cases, number of deaths, number of ICU admissions, and number of government restrictions and guidelines. What the future holds may seem grim.

4 May 2020

As I craft this editorial in early May, my heartfelt congratulations go out to the people of BC as their sacrifices have flattened the curve of this COVID-19 pandemic. By suffering through financial and social hardship, our province did not experience thousands of ill patients with significant mortality as did so many other places in the world.

I fear the next stage of the pandemic might be the most challenging. So many choices need to be made on how to proceed in reopening businesses, schools, gatherings, etc.

I would like to respond to the article in the May 2020 issue, “Sometimes we need to think of zebras: An observational study on delays in the identification of bone tumors in children” [BCMJ 2020:62(4):130-133]. Mr Dhinsa and colleagues are to be commended for this informative article highlighting some of the clinical challenges in diagnosing osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcoma in children.

BC’s physicians have worked tirelessly to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.