The CDC's update now matches recommendations from both Health Canada and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Officials say there are still no confirmed cases in the province, despite rumours of people falling ill to the coronavirus in Metro Vancouver.

The BC Nurses' Union has issued a bulletin to its members about protecting themselves from risk associated with the Wuhan coronavirus.

The agency is recommending that people refrain from the use of any electronic cigarette or vaping device until there is more conclusive evidence of a cause, she said in an interview.

Social media sites have been trying to combat the spread of misinformation about vaccines. Pinterest previously tried blocking all searches for vaccines with mixed results.

The deadly poisonous mushroom was linked to the death of a three-year-old boy in Victoria in 2016.

Death cap mushrooms are not native to B.C., but are increasingly turning up in Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.

The BCCDC says by this time last year, there were already five to 10 times as many reported flu cases.

Seven passengers have been asked to stay in their cabins, out of 1,434 passengers and crew on board the Balmoral.

CDC officials say the risk of infection seems very low, but that about 75 staff members were being monitored or given antibiotics as a precaution.