B.C. begins economic restart as COVID-19 risk drops to lowest point since March GlobeBC
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Self-screening is a critical piece of B.C.'s reopening plan. Individuals are required to stay home if they develop symptoms of a cold, flu or COVID-19 – or if they live with someone who is confirmed or suspected of COVID-19. While schools reopen on a voluntary basis in June, students will be sent home if they appear to be ill.
Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer, said the provincial workers’ safety watchdog, as well as local health authorities, have the ability to investigate customer or employee complaints about a business not following the"practical, sensible and safe“ guidelines aimed at stopping another wave of infections.
“Our first line of action is not to fine people or shut them down, it is to ensure that they are taking the necessary actions that we need to keep people safe,” Dr. Henry said Tuesday at her daily briefing. “It’s not something we’ve done before, so we need to make sure everyone is being thoughtful about it.”
The province expects to move to the next phase of reopening, including fewer restrictions for domestic travel, in the summer, if the rate of transmission remains low.Since the province recorded its first COVID-19 case in January, the BCCDC has tracked the majority of cases to either international travel or to community cases and clusters where the point of transmission is known. That information allows health officials to respond to exposures quickly to control outbreaks.
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