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B.C. extends public health orders impacting gatherings, gyms and bars

B.C. extends public health orders impacting gatherings, gyms and bars

B.C. health officials will provide further comments on the extension in a briefing on Tuesday.
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B.C. sees record COVID-19 hospitalizations; 22 new deaths

B.C. sees record COVID-19 hospitalizations; 22 new deaths

B.C. last week broadened the way that it counts the number of those in hospitals.
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Canadian airline industry's big players request scrapping of mandatory COVID-19 testing for arrivals

Canadian airline industry's big players request scrapping of mandatory COVID-19 testing for arrivals

But YVR is not backing Air Canada, WestJet and Toronto airport's bid to get the federal government to divert testing capacity to communities
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More than a third of Canadians report burnout

More than a third of Canadians report burnout

Nurses are especially burned out, according to new research
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Gyms and fitness facilities across B.C. wait to see if they'll reopen Jan. 18

Gyms and fitness facilities across B.C. wait to see if they'll reopen Jan. 18

B.C. Ministry of Health states, fitness activities generate these aerosols and can lead to rapid transmission
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Few B.C. children very sick with COVID, parents urged to keep kids connected to peers

Few B.C. children very sick with COVID, parents urged to keep kids connected to peers

Most significant health effects of the pandemic have been on children's mental health
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Sick children don't need to isolate for 10 days, they can resume routines when symptoms gone, Henry says

Sick children don't need to isolate for 10 days, they can resume routines when symptoms gone, Henry says

Dr. Bonnie Henry: “I know this is different from where we’ve been trying to make sure we’re keeping COVID out of everything, but the reality is that we don’t transmit as much if we’re well, so these are the things that we need to ­consider now.”
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COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Richmond long-term care home

COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Richmond long-term care home

The outbreak was first declared on Jan. 2
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COVID-19 hospitalizations soar as B.C. changes counting system

COVID-19 hospitalizations soar as B.C. changes counting system

Province previously only counted people as being COVID-19 patients if the disease prompted them to go to hospital.
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Dr. Bonnie Henry tight-lipped on which orders will be lifted next week

Dr. Bonnie Henry tight-lipped on which orders will be lifted next week

Recent health orders are set to expire Tuesday
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