Both outbreaks follow the removal of mask mandates in B.C. health care.
The Fraser Health current outbreaks site lists a COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Columbian that started April 9 and another at Burnaby Hospital that began April 18.
Both outbreaks were still listed as active as of April 20, the latest update. There’s also a new outbreak, effective April 20, at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. “Universal mask-wearing by all staff and visitors in health-care facilities is no longer mandatory,” said an April 6 statement from Henry and Dix.
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