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Covid-19
Good day on COVID front with 118 new cases in Interior Health
The number of daily COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region fluctuates by a few…
Concerns raised about B.C. Transit policy after maskless Kamloops man allowed to ride bus
A Kamloops woman is speaking out after an incident on an intercity bus she was…
School board condemns anti-mask protest at district office in Kelowna
All across British Columbia, masks became mandatory for students in kindergarten to Grade 3 on…
Kelowna airport ‘scrambling’ to implement new mandatory vaccination
After just announcing that free COVID tests are now available to the 1,000 people working…
752 new COVID cases in B.C.; 164 in Interior Health
After a bit of a downward trend in new COVID cases in the Interior Health…
More nurses, paid sick leave keys to reducing COVID deaths in B.C. care homes: seniors advocate
A new study from B.C.'s seniors advocate says better sick pay provisions and more registered…
Kamloops store owner feels drained by ongoing anti masker conflicts
Some store owners are fed up with the backlash they reportedly are receiving on a…
New COVID case count in Interior Health trending in right direction
The 128 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region in the last…
Mandatory COVID vaccinations for visitors to B.C. health-care facilities
With all health-care workers required to be vaccinated by Oct. 26, provincial health officer Dr.…
Another 100,000 B.C. residents to get 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose
The number of B.C. residents who will get a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine has…
All B.C. government employees need to get vaccinated
All 30,000 employees of the B.C. Public Service Agency must be fully vaccinated by Nov.…
Intensive care beds filled to capacity in Kamloops, Penticton
While B.C. as a whole has lots of spare intensive care beds, parts of the…
19 more schools in Interior Health on COVID exposure list
The speed at which new schools are being added to the list of potential COVID…
1,986 new B.C. COVID cases over weekend; 414 in Interior Health
An average of 138 Interior Health residents tested positive for COVID-19 from Friday to Sunday…
Fatigued doctors at Kelowna hospital vote unanimously to promote COVID-19 immunization
Doctors working in Kelowna General Hospital are used to working long hours but that doesn’t…