Fraser Health COVID-19

• COVID-19 outbreak declared at mink farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley

  Fraser Health declared the outbreak Sunday, but did not identify the farm or say what community it is in.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2020
  
• Fraser Health beefing up school COVID-19 exposure notification protocol

  The new protocol will see families directly notified if someone in their child's class tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2020
  
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• Fraser Health steps in to oversee 2 care homes with serious COVID-19 outbreaks

  Fraser Health said Tabor Home had recorded 91 resident cases, 63 staff cases and 18 deaths, while Menno Home has recorded 25 resident cases, 16 staff cases and one death.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2020
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• Fraser Health buys 14 new germ-killing robots to fight COVID-19

  The health authority has purchased more ultraviolet germicidal irradiation robots to help disinfect hospitals.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
• There has been COVID-19 transmission linked to religious services, Fraser Health says

  "The best way for religious organizations to protect their members right now is to gather virtually," Lee said.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2020
• Metro Vancouver mayors facing COVID-19 surge call for more regional data

  Five mayors in the Fraser Health health region have asked B.C. Premier John Horgan to release community-specific COVID-19 data.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2020
• COVID-19 detected at 4 more B.C. residential care homes in Fraser Health

  Fraser Health issued bulletins on Saturday and Sunday, saying that rapid response teams had been deployed to each facility. 

  Health

  Nov 16, 2020
• Three Lower Mainland schools closed for 2 weeks amid COVID-19 transmission

  Fraser Health said it has a 'rigorous' contact tracing protocol for a situation where a student or teacher tests positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2020
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• B.C. teachers’ union calls for 15-student cap in Fraser Health region schools

  It comes as the province sees a surge in new COVID-19 cases, most of them within the health authority. 

  Education

  Nov 14, 2020
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• ‘Do it at home’: B.C. officials urge small gatherings on eve of Diwali

  'You want to make sure your family, yourself are safe. These are your parents, your brothers and sisters, these are your children and your neighbours.'

  Health

  Nov 13, 2020