BC Coroanvirus

• B.C. aims to immunize all first responders, teachers and child-care workers by mid-May

  "We expect to have those groups completed within the next three weeks, by the middle of May. That's the goal," provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday.

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  Apr 29, 2021
  
• B.C. records more than 1,400 cases of COVID-19 over three days, and 8 deaths

  Another eight people have died from complications from the virus, bringing the province's death toll to 1,335.

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  Feb 22, 2021
  
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• More people in Whistler have contracted COVID-19 in January than in all of 2020

  Officials said the majority of the new cases in January are young people in their 20s and 30s who live, work and socialize together.

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  Jan 28, 2021
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• Court date set for B.C. couple accused of jumping vaccine queue in Yukon

  The B.C. government says Rod and Ekaterina Baker will not be eligible for the second dose of the vaccine in the province until August. 

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  Jan 28, 2021
• B.C. officials warn new vaccine delay means second doses will be delayed too

  On Monday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said it was learned over the weekend there will be a shortage of the Pfizer vaccine shipments they were expecting.

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  Jan 25, 2021
• Fist fight breaks out on Surrey bus after man refuses to put on mask: police

  "When the victim stood up to confront the suspect about not wearing a mask, the suspect allegedly punched the victim in the head, which led to a fight on the bus," said police."

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  Sep 27, 2020
• Squamish Nation closes offices amid multiple confirmed COVID-19 cases

  "There is no need to panic. All of the patients are informed, isolated, and receiving care," said the Squamish Nation.

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  Aug 30, 2020
• Vancouver council votes to ease up on patio restrictions amid COVID-19

  The city will now look at a variety of "more flexible patio types," which could include "utilization of curb lane, street, sidewalk and laneway space for extensions."

  May 13, 2020
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• B.C. retail stores are reopening mid-May. Here’s what they need to do

  B.C.'s plan includes guidance for retail stores to reopen around mid-May under enhanced protocols.

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  May 6, 2020
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• Who in B.C. is getting coronavirus and who is most severely affected?

  As of Thursday, 1,575 people in B.C. had been confirmed to have contracted the virus, while 983 had fully recovered.

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  Apr 17, 2020