Sherrie Robinson said when parents first received a letter telling them there'd been a COVID-19 exposure at the school, there weren't nearly enough details.

Vancouver Coastal Health is diving deep into social media, hoping a new TikTok campaign can get its COVID-19 message to a younger demographic.

According to Emergency Health Services, paramedics across B.C. have responded to 159 incidents so far this summer, up from 138 last year.

Person-to-person transmission is believed to be the primary driver of long-term care outbreaks, but research suggests medical equipment also a potential route, according to the health authority.

At least one infant has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after an exposure in an intensive care unit for newborns in Vancouver.

No patient data was included on the computer system, VCH said.

The Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver was the first facility to report a COVID-19 infection on March 6 and the outbreak was declared over on Thursday.

Vancouver Convention Centre to become an emergency operation centre for COVID-19 patients, in the event the pandemic becomes more widespread.

A resident of the Haro Park Centre independent and assisted living facility in Vancouver's West End has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Vancouver Coastal Health.

The fentanyl test strips are available for take-home at community-based agencies in Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, Kamloops, Merritt, Cranbrook and Nelson.