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COVID-19 outbreak declared at West Kelowna retirement home
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at a West Kelowna at an assisted living facility…
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at RIH patient tower construction site
A COVID-19 outbreak among construction workers at the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower in…
Outbreak declared at Kelowna long-term care home
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at a long-term care home in Kelowna. The public…
Kelowna school now closed due to COVID-19
École de L’Anse-au-sable in Kelowna has closed its doors until Nov. 4 due to COVID-19.…
Gastrointestinal illness now impacting Kamloops daycare
KAMLOOPS — Multiple facilities have been impacted by a viral stomach illness that started at…
Contagious norovirus continues to spread at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS — A contagious stomach virus circulating at Royal Inland Hospital has affected four units,…
Interior Health warning public of gastrointestinal outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS – Interior Health Authority is warning the public of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak at…
Kelowna General dealing with spread of hysteria over flu outbreak
KELOWNA – There is no quarantine at Kelowna General and reports of an “outbreak” are…
How one woman is bringing hope and dignity to those affected by the Ebola outbreak
RAISED IN SALMON ARM, NOW FIGHTING EBOLA IN LIBERIA LIBERIA - Working in the Ebola treatment unit, Bev Kauffeldt would hold her hands together in front of her to resist the urge to console patients with a shoulder squeeze, or a hug. On occasion, if she dipped her three layers of gloves into chlorine, she...
Measles kept at bay in Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Saturday marks the beginning of a nation-wide event promoting immunizations and while the latest outbreak of measles has been kept out of the Interior Health region, people are still encouraged to make sure they are up to date. Dr. Sue Pollock says the Interior Health region strives for a 95 per cent coverage...