Health officials in the Central Okanagan have reintroduced a host of measures – including closing bars and nightclubs and ending liquor service at restaurants at 10 p.m. – as cases surge in B.C. Interior
Health officials in the Central Okanagan have reintroduced a host of measures – including closing bars and nightclubs.in parts of British Columbia’s Interior, many of Rhonda Lindsay’s staff were keen to get their second shots. So the co-owner of the Train Station Pub in Kelowna worked with health officials to open a four-hour, pop-up vaccine clinic for both her employees and the public.Further, some people have struggled to find transportation or convenient clinic locations.
On Friday, the province reported 2,411 active cases of COVID-19, with well more than half of those, 1,356, in the Interior. Of the 24 B.C. residents with COVID-19 in critical care, 11 were in the Interior Health region. “Unfortunately, we’re now seeing spillover into our health care settings,” Dr. Henry said. There have been two outbreaks in long-term care facilities, she said, and dozens of hospital workers have been infected.Delta-variant driven COVID-19 infections are starting to rise again in other parts of country such as Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, but medical experts say vaccines have changed the game and hospitalizations are a better gauge on how regions are faring.
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