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LifeLabs announced today the launch of its Health Canada approved COVID-19 antibody test to help customers and their health care providers assess and determine prior COVID-19 infection.

A third drug company has announced a high success rate during the late stages of testing for a COVID-19 vaccine. AstraZeneca said Monday that its vaccine with Oxford University in England was up to 90 per cent effective in preventing the disease.

Another McDonald’s restaurant in Richmond had to close its doors after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The diner at No.

Richmond residents in multiple areas will experience power outages as BC Hydro has scheduled repair and replacement work from Nov. 16 to 20.

B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) added three domestic flights to the list of possible COVID-19 exposures on Saturday. The list included flights between Whitehorse, Toronto and Vancouver. The flights are: Nov.

Parents with students at one elementary school and one high school in Richmond received letters of COVID-19 exposure. Robert A. McMath secondary is reporting a second COVID-19 exposure with a letter having sent to families on Friday, Nov. 20.

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge amid a second wave of the pandemic, B.C.’s seniors watchdog is suggesting rapid testing of all staff at long-term care homes.

Some Steveston holiday events cancelled due to pandemic

British Columbia needs to act now to ensure people released from intensive care after COVID-19 treatment don’t end up back in hospital beds within months, according to a University of British Columbia researcher. Dr.

Two more Richmond schools have been flagged for COVID-19 exposures by Vancouver Coastal Health. The health authority has added Garden City elementary and Matthew McNair secondary to its school exposures webpage.