Teachers at two Surrey Schools are staging a “walk-in” Wednesday morning, after a faster-spreading variant of COVID-19 was detected in local school communities.
by Craig Takeuchi on March 1st, 2021 at 6:15 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2
New case numbers continue to hover around similar levels as last week, which means case numbers still remain too high.
Meanwhile, B.C. has entered Phase 2 of the immunization program.
B.C. immunization executive lead Dr. Penny Ballem, along with provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Health Minister Adrian Dix, and Premier John Horgan held a news conference today to announce further details about upcoming vaccinations.
Phase 2 will focus on providing vaccinations to those 80 years and above, Indigenous people 65 years and above, residents and staff in supportive and independent-living housing, and homecare staff.
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VANCOUVER COVID-19 testing has turned up three additional cases of variants of concern in people associated with Surrey elementary schools where exposures were previously detected. One person from École Woodward Hill and two people from Surrey Traditional School have tested positive for a variant of concern, Fraser Health announced in a news release Sunday night. The health authority did not say which variant the individuals had tested positive for, nor did it say whether the people who tested positive were students or staff. When exposures at the two schools were first announced last week, Surrey schools Supt. Jordan Tinney said both schools had had exposures to the B.1.1.7 variant that originated in the United Kingdom.