Okanagan Coronavirus

• COVID-19: Mandatory staff vaccination policy introduced in Kelowna, but not Vernon

  The City of Kelowna said while COVID-19 cases are down, area hospitals continue to see high levels of hospitalizations, critical care cases, and fatalities.

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2021
  
• ‘We are very concerned’: Nearly 100 active COVID-19 school exposures in B.C.’s Interior

  The list includes 21 schools in the Central Okanagan, a B.C. hot spot for COVID-19.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2021
  
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• Monday marks first day of mask mandate for Okanagan K-3 students

  All students in B.C. schools are now required to wear a mask when inside a school building, including at their desks and on school buses.

  Education

  Oct 4, 2021
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• ‘Uneven playing field’: Kelowna airport still waiting to resume international flights

  'It’s been somewhat frustrating for us, in terms of why Kelowna has not been opened up to accept international flights,' airport director Sam Samaddar told Global News.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2021
• Central Okanagan continues to drive COVID-19 case surge in B.C.

  Over a four-day period, the B.C. Interior recorded 395 of the province's 742 new cases of COVID-19.

  Health

  Aug 3, 2021
• COVID-19: Booking mix-up tells Penticton residents to get vaccinated in Kelowna

  The regional health authority said the booking issue was due to an error as it "de-listed" some clinics from its booking system to prevent overbooking.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2021
• Interior Health begins COVID-19 immunization of high-risk workers

  Interior Health has identified eligible employers and is working directly with them to arrange vaccine scheduling, the release stated. 

  Health

  Mar 22, 2021
• ‘It means a lot’: Penticton seniors share COVID-19 vaccine experiences

  Tuesday marked the second day of B.C.'s mass COVID-19 immunization campaign for an age cohort of the general population.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2021
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• Interior Health’s COVID-19 vaccine phone line jammed Monday morning

  At 7:00 a.m. the phone lines opened for the first time to an age cohort involving the general public.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2021
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• 1 COVID-19 outbreak over at Kelowna General Hospital, 1 still active

  A total of seven cases – six patients and one staff member – and two deaths were linked to the outbreak on this unit.      

  Health

  Mar 8, 2021