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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Canada bolsters travel restrictions, suspends all flights to Mexico and Caribbean

Canada bolsters travel restrictions, suspends all flights to Mexico and Caribbean

New measures are meant to diminish threat of COVID-19 variants from entering the country.
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2 more deaths at Richmond care home with COVID-19 outbreak

2 more deaths at Richmond care home with COVID-19 outbreak

A COVID-19 outbreak was first declared at Minoru Residence on Dec. 21
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B.C. researcher studies physical impact of stress on nurses

B.C. researcher studies physical impact of stress on nurses

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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. fall to nine-week low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. fall to nine-week low

Another dozen people have died from the virus in the past day, raising the death toll in B.C. to 1,184 individuals.
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B.C.'s unemployment rate was the most impacted in Canada by COVID-19

B.C.'s unemployment rate was the most impacted in Canada by COVID-19

Earlier in the pandemic, 10.44 per cent of all British Columbia’s jobs were lost during a one-month period
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B.C. records lowest daily total of new COVID-19 deaths in more than nine weeks

B.C. records lowest daily total of new COVID-19 deaths in more than nine weeks

Four more fatalities from COVID-19 in B.C. raise the province's death toll from the virus to 1,172.
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Premier warns B.C. will come down on COVID rule-breakers 'like a ton of bricks'

Premier warns B.C. will come down on COVID rule-breakers 'like a ton of bricks'

John Horgan admonishes those attempting to jump the queue for vaccines
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Many British Columbians wondering what more they can do to slow transmission of COVID-19

Many British Columbians wondering what more they can do to slow transmission of COVID-19

The 'do more' message could have been improved, says psychology professor
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B.C. nears one-year anniversary of first COVID-19 infection

B.C. nears one-year anniversary of first COVID-19 infection

Tumultuous past year filled with unprecedented actions to combat virus' spread
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When will you get your COVID vaccine in B.C.?

When will you get your COVID vaccine in B.C.?

B.C.'s coronavirus vaccine rollout will be based primarily on age. Those over 80 will start getting shots in March. Other seniors will get shots starting in April. Younger people can expect their vaccinations this summer.
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