B.C. reports five COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes, three deaths
Dr. Bonnie Henry talks about phase two in B.C. s COVID-19 immunization plan as Dr. Penny Ballem and Minister Arian Dix look on during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, Monday, March 1, 2021. Officials say the province reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend bringing the total infections to 147,790. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito July 05, 2021 - 4:38 PM
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say there are COVID-19 outbreaks in five independent and assisted living care homes in the province.
In a news release Monday, they say four of the outbreaks are in the Fraser Health region while one is in Northern Health.
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All of B.C. will eventually ease out of COVID-19 restrictions at same time: doctor
Dr. Bonnie Henry talks about phase two in B.C. s COVID-19 immunization plan as Health Minister Arian Dix looks on during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito May 10, 2021 - 5:52 PM
VICTORIA - British Columbia s provincial health officer says COVID-19 measures will eventually be loosened across the province at the same time despite lower transmission rates in some regions, but case numbers and hospitalizations are still too high to consider changes.
Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday that two previous attempts last year to lift restrictions regionally did not work because people travelling from one area to another brought the illness along or took it back home with them.