B.C.'s provincial health officer says visits to long-term care homes might be possible as early as next month, if the coronavirus curve remains under control.
During her daily briefing Monday, Dr. Bonnie Henry said she thinks essential visits might be allowed this summer, but that staff at long-term care facilities need to feel safe and in control of the extra guests.
"I'm hopeful that it'll be sometime maybe in June, as we see our numbers decrease and a lot of it will, of course, depend on our ability to keep control of this virus in our community and our long-term care homes."
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