Provincial Health Officer says everyone needs to pay attention to safety protocols as the cooler weather arrives along with the flu season
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix looks on during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Dix said the province is preparing hospitals for a possible influx of influenza as well as COVID-19 cases this fall.
There are 28 people in hospital and 2,723 people in the province are in self-isolation monitoring signs of COVID-19 because they had contact with someone who tested positive. “Now we must slow down on our social interactions and we must prepare for the respiratory season ahead. No one knows for sure what the fall is going to bring.”
The province is also adding more contact tracers and additional workers for long-term-care homes, he said.
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