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1,000 Interior Health emergency room visits for flu in November: health minister
Flu season has hit B.C. harder and earlier this year, including the Interior Health region.…
Interior Health leading the way in B.C. with latest COVID variant
As if Omicron and Omicron BA2 were not making far too many people sick with…
B.C. health authorities watching for COVID-19 spike after mask mandates lifted
As B.C. is set to remove mask mandates tomorrow, health authorities are watching for COVID-19…
This year’s summer camps in B.C. won’t have COVID restrictions
Parents can start planning to send their children to summer camp this summer, as COVID-19…
Dr. Bonnie Henry and Michael Bublé receive Order of B.C.
B.C’s top doctor and Canada's favourite crooner Michael Bublé are just two of 31 recipients…
B.C.’s top doctor hints of COVID restrictions easing in time for spring break
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is not one to telegraph her moves, whether that’s…
New treatments available in B.C. to fight COVID
Two treatments for people who are seriously sick with COVID have been approved for use…
Level of comfort: It’s time to make your own COVID safety plan in B.C.
The time is coming fast when B.C. residents will have to decide just how comfortable…
B.C. not an ‘outlier’ when it comes to vaccine passports: Dr. Henry
B.C. will not follow the lead of some other provinces when it comes to removing…
B.C.’s top doctor imposing more, not fewer, COVID restrictions
While some provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan have announced they will dramatically ease COVID-19 restrictions,…
B.C. may have reached peak of COVID hospitalizations as numbers drop slightly
“It looks like we’re at our peak of hospitalizations.” That from provincial health officer Dr.…
Record high COVID hospitalizations in B.C.; not all sick with COVID
The wave of people in B.C. hospitals with positive COVID-19 cases seems to have peaked…
Vaccine passports stay in place in B.C. while youth sports tournaments set to return: Dr. Henry
Despite high hospitalization rates, the curve of new COVID-19 infections is on a downward trend…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. climb to 942 with 130 in ICU
The number of people in hospital with a COVID diagnosis hit a new high today…
B.C.’s top doctor says it’s time to get used to living with COVID-19
While COVID-19 case counts have peaked in B.C. it’s still rampant in the community so…
Don’t dismiss Omicron variant of COVID as a mild illness: Dr. Henry
This is not the time to casually take the Omicron variant of COVID-19 as just…
Health order forcing school staff to declare vaccine status aimed at districts in Interior Health
The new provincial health order that can force school staff to declare their vaccination status…
Fitness centres, gyms allowed to re-open in B.C. on Thursday
While most COVID restrictions will stay in place in B.C., gyms and fitness centres can…
‘Step closer’ to pandemic’s end as B.C. hits peak of Omicron’s spread in community: Dr. Henry
It’s clear from comments made by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry today that we…
High daily COVID case counts expected to continue in B.C. for next few weeks
While the daily count of COVID-19 cases has eased a bit from the peak at…
B.C. health officials scrambling to determine how sick Omicron is making people
It’s only been a few weeks since Omicron became such a part of the language…
B.C. businesses have a week to get their COVID safety plans in place
A new public health order was issued today requiring all businesses in B.C. to put…
It’s back to school in B.C. next week as planned
No changes were announced today by B.C. public health officials regarding plans for children in…
B.C.’s top doctor tells schools to make plans to operate short-staffed
Schools in B.C. are on track to fully open next week following the extended holiday…