The trial drug is described as having two functions, with one being "physically blocking the door to the virus so it cannot enter" a person's body.

Hydroxychloroquine is being trialed as a therapy for COVID-19 at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre.

B.C. has introduced new clinical guidance that could make it easier for people struggling with addictions to get access to safe drugs.

A new, 1,500-bed hospital specially built for virus patients opened days after a 1,000-bed hospital with prefabricated wards and isolation rooms began taking patients.