One ray of light in the COVID-19 situation has been provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, whose calm and reassuring manner during daily news conferences has made her an unlikely hero to many people in B.C. and beyond.

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She has inspired a fan group on Twitter (called the Dr. Bonnie Henry Fan Club). Meanwhile, her sign language interpreter, named Nigel Howard, is collecting accolades.

Now she has been immortalized in a song and music video, B次元官网网址淒ear Dr. BonnieB次元官网网址�, created by B.C. residents Amy Shier and Vicki Ferguson.

B次元官网网址淲e love our BC Provincial Health Officer and really wanted to let her know!B次元官网网址� reads the introduction to the song, which is set to the tune of B次元官网网址淒ear TheodosiaB次元官网网址� from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.

The melody might be familiar to fans of the show, but the lyrics are all Shier and FergusonB次元官网网址檚. They pay tribute not only to Henry, but to provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix, another face of the coronavirus crisis in B.C.

B次元官网网址淵ou will lead us through self-isolation, weB次元官网网址檒l work from home for you, order in groceries too,B次元官网网址� the duo sing to Henry. They praise her compassion, and poke some fun at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, noting that when his news conferences are late they have to wait to hear HenryB次元官网网址檚 daily updates (B次元官网网址淚t isnB次元官网网址檛 great,B次元官网网址� they lament).

The pair also praise Health Minister Adrian Dix, complimenting him on his fluent French. In 2013, when Dix was leader of the B.C. NDP party, he lost the provincial election to the Liberals under Christy Clark, and the pair sing of what might have been: B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 too bad, you lost to Christy all those years ago, there was so much then we didnB次元官网网址檛 know.B次元官网网址�

The bulk of the song, however, is devoted to Henry. B次元官网网址淲hen you speak, itB次元官网网址檚 from the heart, and we know you are so smart,B次元官网网址� the friends sing, finishing with the hope that a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus will soon be developed.

Henry has been widely praised for her fact-based, calm, and clear responses to the coronavirus crisis.

B次元官网网址淸Henry] just cares so much about how bad this is going to be and she just wants to help us mitigate that and we just really appreciate that so much,B次元官网网址� Shier has said.

She also leaves people with one piece of advice, after suggesting they retweet the video: B次元官网网址淲ASH YOUR HANDS.B次元官网网址�

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