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
Category: Mitigation measures
2022-03-29/30 BC
Mitigation Measures This press release from the Ministry of Health says that they are ending the quarantine supports for farm workers. They said that 97% of the farmworkers who enter are fully vaccinated. Statistics +313 cases, +1 death, +230 first doses, +716 second doses, +1,965 other doses. 273 in hospital / 46 in ICU. +291… Continue reading 2022-03-29/30 BC
2022-03-26/27/28 BC
Mitigation Measures While the mask mandate in schools was dropped today, and the mask mandate for adults was dropped a while ago, this article reminds the reader that after you travel outside the country, anyone under 12 needs to still wear masks in indoor public areas. (It’s a federal regulation, and you have to do… Continue reading 2022-03-26/27/28 BC
2022-03-22/23 BC
Testing The province announced today that everyone over 18 can pick up RATs at pharmacies. Mitigation Measures This article says that BC is undercounting long term care home outbreaks by just not calling them outbreaks. This article says that the province has spent $27M at private health clinics to draw down the backlog of surgical… Continue reading 2022-03-22/23 BC
2022-03-17/18 BC
Mitigation Measures This article says that the number of visitors that long term care home residents can have has been increased, but it doesn’t actually say how many visitors residents can have. Statistics Currently 290 in hospital / 46 in ICU. first doses second doses third doses of adults 93.7% 91.4% 58.7% of over-12s 93.4%… Continue reading 2022-03-17/18 BC
2022-03-11 BC
Note: I am going to reduce how often I post. I already don’t post on weekends; I plan to drop to Mondays and Fridays and maybe Wednesdays. Mitigation Measures Yesterday I said I didn’t know if businesses could still make masks mandatory, This press release from the province says yes, they can still require customers… Continue reading 2022-03-11 BC
2022-03-10 BC
Mitigation Measures This article says that TransLink and BC Ferries will be dropping their mask mandates. Press Conference Uh, I ended up being to busy today to summarize. I’ll do that tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s an article which does a brief summary. The highlights are: By the time you read this, the province will… Continue reading 2022-03-10 BC
2022-03-08 BC
Mitigation Measures This article reports that cruise ships are going to be allowed again starting in April (which apparently is the normal cruise ship season). Passengers will have to take a test before disembarking. This press release reports on an Order which requires health professionals to disclose their vaccination status to their College. I’ve seen… Continue reading 2022-03-08 BC
2022-02-24 BC
Mitigation Measures This article says that almost 3000 tickets have been issued in BC for violations of COVID-19 Orders. A lot have been paid, but a lot have been challenged. Almost 400 have been dropped, and slightly more than 400 are still in dispute. Statistics A note about the daily case counts: the press releases… Continue reading 2022-02-24 BC
2022-02-23 BC
Mitigation Measures This article reports that the The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. has disciplined a doctor for spreading disinfo and veterinary-grade ivermectin. Press Briefing The video is here. Dr.H said: Canada expects to get Novavax within a week to ten days. She pointed out that there were zero fetal cells used in… Continue reading 2022-02-23 BC