Provincial Health Officer urges British Columbians to keep circles of contact small
British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, on March 18, 2020.Another layer of British Columbia’s pandemic restrictions is on track to be lifted this month, as new modeling on COVID-19 shows the continued decline in transmission around the province.
“We still need to keep our connections and our contacts and our bubbles small,” she said. “Not having large gatherings is incredibly important and we’ve had a reminder of that in the last week, where we have had somebody inadvertently bring it into their close family, and we’ve had a transmission to a number of people.”
The next stage of reopening, which would allow British Columbians to travel for recreation within the province, won’t begin until Dr. Henry is satisfied the spread of COVID-19 remains under control. The government has said this Phase 3 reopening would permit camping, movie theatres, spas and hotels to reopen. As well, film and TV production would be allowed to resume.
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