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B.C.’s education minister understands parents’ anxiety at news that a highly contagious COVID-19 variant has been detected in seven schools in the Fraser Health region, but says the fact that those infected have not passed it on to others shows that school safety measures are working.
“It’s very good news that the testing that has been done so far has indicated no transmission,” Jennifer Whiteside said during a news briefing on Monday. “What that tells us is that our safety plans are working. Where our safety plans are adhered to, we see very low transmission rates in the schools.”
SURREY, B.C. — Students or staff at five public schools in British Columbia have tested positive for the faster-spreading COVID-19 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom, health officials . . .
It has been a busy weekend in Fraser Health for school notifications for exposure to a more transmissible variant of COVID-19. On Sunday, three more schools were added to the list, including two in Surrey and one in Delta.
It has been a busy weekend in Fraser Health for school notifications for exposure to a more transmissible variant of COVID-19. On Sunday, three more schools were added to the list, including two in Surrey and one in Delta.