Transmission This article reports that 9 of 11 cruise ships which were supposed to go to Victoria have already cancelled, probably because of COVID-19 cases. Government This article reports that Premier Horgan has COVID-19. Testing This article has things slightly garbled, I think. It says that it’s no longer required to report the results of… Continue reading 2022-04-02/03/04 BC
Month: April 2022
2022-04-02/03/04 General
There wasn’t much good general news today. There were some technical papers, but most were either overly technical or said things we already knew (boosters work! Omicron is vax-resistant!). The non-technical materials were mostly OMG BA.2 IS COMING/HERE WHY DOES EVERYBODY ACT LIKE IT IS NO BIG DEAL?!?!?!?! Long COVID This preprint says that using… Continue reading 2022-04-02/03/04 General
2202-03-31 and 2202-04-01 BC
Mitigation Measures This press release says that the province will give almost $17M in grants to BC arts organizations. Statistics Wed/Thu: +291 cases, +6 deaths, +279 first doses, +816 second doses, +1,899 other doses. 291 in hospital / 43 in ICU. Thu/Fri: +357 cases, +4 deaths, +591 first doses, +1,384 second doses, +2,252 third doses..… Continue reading 2202-03-31 and 2202-04-01 BC
2022-03-31 and 2022-04-01 General
Mitigation Measures This article reports that, as advertised, the Government of Canada has dropped its requirement for a COVID test to enter the country for fully vaccinated travelers. Note that you do still need to fill out the ArriveCan app’s survey before you cross. Pathology Wow, this paper says that pregnancy increases your risk of… Continue reading 2022-03-31 and 2022-04-01 General