Cities such as Toronto and Vancouver in Canada and Puerto Peñasco in Mexico are some of the places that Americans are taking shelter in during the crisis, and many say they have few regrets. While they miss their family and friends back home, the ex-pats say they feel more comfortable in their current
They are Americans from two different worlds, but when the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. hard, they decided to take the same step -- riding it out across the border.Canada has some 67,000 cases and less than 5,000 deaths and Mexico 29,000 cases and less than 3,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. New York state alone has more cases and deaths than both countries combined .
Borenstein said she was studying at York University in Toronto when the pandemic hit, and she was concerned about contracting the virus on a plane ride back to her hometown of Upland, California. She also said she would still have to pay rent on her Toronto apartment, so for her, it was more feasible and safer to wait for the curve to flatten on the other side of the border.
Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novel coronavirus with the full ABC News team, including the latest news, context and analysis. "My friend from across the street came by and stood on the other side. She helped me walk down the street to the supermarket because I had anxiety," she said."I've made some of the best friends during this."
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