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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record: 924

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record: 924

Province records nine more COVID-19 deaths in past day.
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B.C. public health officials made an 'error' communicating COVID rules. An expert weighs in.

B.C. public health officials made an 'error' communicating COVID rules. An expert weighs in.

"I would challenge the health officials to explain why their advice is changing from one day to the next," said an infectious diseases expert.
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Two North Vancouver library staff face unpaid leave after COVID vaccine mandate

Two North Vancouver library staff face unpaid leave after COVID vaccine mandate

98.2 per cent of staff complied by deadline
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COVID-19 contact tracing is no longer an 'effective intervention' in B.C. Here's why

COVID-19 contact tracing is no longer an 'effective intervention' in B.C. Here's why

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry explains why the province has stopped using this tool.
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'We cannot eliminate all risk' — B.C. changes approach in fight against COVID-19

'We cannot eliminate all risk' — B.C. changes approach in fight against COVID-19

Provinical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 'we have to change our way of thinking' as contact tracing is no longer an effective measure to help slow the spread of the COVID-19
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Dr. Bonnie Henry says 70 per cent of people getting tested for COVID-19 don't have it

Dr. Bonnie Henry says 70 per cent of people getting tested for COVID-19 don't have it

B.C.'s top doctor provided some clarification on who should get tested.
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B.C. care home failed to alert family of COVID-19 outbreak on mother's floor, says son

B.C. care home failed to alert family of COVID-19 outbreak on mother's floor, says son

Interior Health declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a 132-suit care home in Salmon Arm on Jan. 18
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B.C. Omicron cases have yet to peak, warn independent analysts

B.C. Omicron cases have yet to peak, warn independent analysts

The modelling group says COVID-19 hospitalizations will likely crest at around 2,000 concurrent patients in February, which due to restrictions, is half the group’s earlier estimate
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Hospital parking fees return in March after two-year suspension

Hospital parking fees return in March after two-year suspension

"Non-hospital users" blamed for taking advantage of pandemic initiative, introduced in the spring of 2020
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Daily COVID-19 death count in B.C. most in a year

Daily COVID-19 death count in B.C. most in a year

B.C. had 15 deaths from COVID-19 in the past day.
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