A recent outbreak is serving as a cautionary tale of what happens when people gather for parties indoors.
On Friday, the B.C. Interior Health Authority issued an advisory that eight people tested positive for COVID-19 who had spent time in several downtown Kelowna locations, adding six of those are not Kelowna residents.
He credits contact tracing for helping health officials decipher the new cases all originated from private parties held on Canada Day."People have to show good judgement with respect to events," Dix says. "Whether we are going to a party when we travel or when we go to a party at home, the same concerns, the same risks apply."
IHA says it recognizes the recent cases have created concerns for locals and subsequently, it has been dealing with a high number of calls and unscheduled visitors to the local testing centre.
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