COVID\u002D19: Party held on Vancouver beach despite social distancing pleas from health officials
The Ministry of Health is aware of the incident and has announced it will hold a special news conference today at 3 p.m., likely to address a spike in cases and a lack of social distancing.
It could mean that stricter measures are coming, after B.C.’s health officials hinted earlier this week they may be necessary if people don’t follow the guidelines. The province is still under a state of emergency and health officials have ordered no gatherings of more than 50 people.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The median age of British Columbians who are testing positive is 50, but Henry said that number was falling, with more people in their 20s and 30s testing positive.
On Tuesday, Minister of Health Adrian Dix said British Columbians will need to make adjustments to their behaviour if a return to Phase 2 is to be avoided, in light of increasing COVID-19 cases. “What it tells us is — because we know what we can do, because we showed what we can do in March, April, May and in June — that we have to use the tools at our disposal, and they can be used,” said Dix.Dix said British Columbians needed to “recommit ourselves fundamentally to what we’ve learned which has worked.”Share this article in your social network
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