Starting on April 8, the B.C. vaccine card will no longer be required to access restaurants and other venues
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says cases of COVID-19 have come down dramatically in the last few weeks and as transmission goes down, so do the risks.
Public health orders on overnight child and youth camps will also be lifted on Friday, and guidelines like health checks, physical distancing and visitors at schools will be rescinded when students return from spring break on April 4.Henry says B.C. did well in containing the latest wave of COVID-19 compared with other jurisdictions across the country, with lower infections and hospital admissions.
She says the science shows the risks are much lower, and while they are not zero, she’s confident health officials can safely make the changes. We have a weekly Western Canada newsletter written by our B.C. and Alberta bureau chiefs, providing a comprehensive package of the news you need to know about the region and its place in the issues facing Canada.
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