April 2 BC COVID-19 stats and resources at a glance
The COVID-19 situation in British Columbia is continually evolving and the information below is current as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Cases: Total confirmed cases in B.C.: 1,121 New cases since April 1, 2020: 55 Hospitalized cases: 149 Intensive care: 68 COVID-19 related deaths: 31 Recovered: 641 Confirmed cases ...
April 2 COVID-19 update, calling on faith leaders to postpone all in-person gatherings for holidays
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing 55 new cases, for a total of 1,121 cases in British Columbia. “Every health region in British...
Trail/Warfield/Rossland create South Kootenay Seniors initiative to guide residents to services through pandemic
‘South Kootenay Seniors’ is the new regional age-friendly initiative between the City of Trail, Village of Warfield and City of Rossland. The three communities are working together to support local seniors and business and organizations that provide services for seniors. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be providing...
Medical Health Officer issues Order for immediate closure of fitness centres and similar facilities
The Chief Medical Health Officer (MHO) at Interior Health (IH) has issued an order for all fitness centres, gyms, yoga studios, or similar personal training facilities whether indoors or outdoors to close as of April 2, 2020. The Chief MHO has determined that gatherings of people at these facilities constitute close personal...
Column: Knowledge and Wisdom; COVID-19
Let’s come together in these physically distancing times. These are difficult times, especially for people who lack safe shelter, food and other necessities — and for those on the front lines. Even though we must maintain physical distance, we need to come together more than ever. As bad as things are, and could get, compassion...
Province supporting people with relief on power bills during COVID-19
The Government of British Columbia and BC Hydro are helping people, small businesses and industries most impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We are facing unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19. People are out of work, and businesses are facing tough choices about whether they can stay open,” said Premier...
COVID-19 Supply Hub connects needed medical supplies to health workers
The Province has partnered with the Digital Technology Supercluster and the Business Council of British Columbia to create the COVID-19 Supply Hub, a made-in-B.C. online platform to co-ordinate, source and expedite medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for provincial health authorities to support front-line...
The wonderful power of pets
By Linda Gomez I first understood the power of pet therapy when I was a student at UBC working on my BSN. In my fourth year, in a course that focused on chronic illness, I was challenged to identify something unique that a set of patients at Pearson Hospital needed. They were mostly a younger population, and they suffered...
March 31 - BC COVID-19 stats and resources at a glance
The COVID-19 situation in British Columbia is continually evolving and the information below is current as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Cases: Total confirmed cases in B.C.: 1,013 New cases since March 30, 2020: 43 Hospitalized cases: 128 Intensive care: 61 COVID-19 related deaths: 24 Recovered: 507 Confirmed cases...
Provincial COVID-19 update for March 31
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing 43 new cases, for a total of 1,013 cases in British Columbia. “Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 476 are […]
