What you need to know about COVID-19 in B.C. for Jan. 13
Health-care professionals are calling for more rapid testing and inter-provincial travel restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 14
A person wearing a face mask walks by a bus stop in Vancouver.(Ben Nelms/CBC) comments
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On Wednesday, B.C. health officials confirmed 519 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Another 12 people have died.
The provincial death toll from COVID-19 reached 1,031.
There are 360 people in B.C. hospitals, including 76 in intensive care.
There are 4,810 active cases in the province.
Coronavirus: What s happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 13
The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the coronavirus is spreading, especially in the northern hemisphere as more infectious variants circulate, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Workers are seen wearing face masks Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
Worrying number of tourists from outside B.C. prompts Whistler doctor to call for travel ban
An emergency room doctor in Whistler is calling on the B.C. government to restrict travel from other provinces after seeing a worrying number of patients from Ontario and Quebec over the holidays.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 13
Whistler Blackcomb s operators have asked guests to take personal responsibility for following a COVID-19 advisory against non-essential travel between provinces and health regions.(Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)