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COVID-19 outbreak declared at another B.C. care home where residents were vaccinated
by Sue JonesAccording to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s immunization report, 88 per cent of residents at the Fleetwood Place long-term care home in Surrey had been vaccinated as of Feb. 15.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says transmission of COVID-19 is possible even when people are fully vaccinated but the illness seems to be milder and…
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COVID-19 outbreak ‘painful’ reminder of speed of infection spread, says P.E.I. premier
by Sue JonesP.E.I. has been spared the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the last week has been a reminder of how quickly conditions can change, says Premier Dennis King.Premier Dennis King is hopeful the red phase of COVID-19 restrictions will be short-lived. (Kirk Pennell/CBC)P.E.I. has been spared the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the last…
A coronavirus outbreak has been linked to a parcel delivery hub where 19 workers have tested positive. Infected staff at the regional distribution centre in Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands, are now self-isolating to curb the spread of the disease. Sandwell Council and Public Health England are now working with parcel delivery service DPD to keep…
Eight people have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak at a mink farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, east of Vancouver.Fraser Health did not name the mink farm where the outbreak occurred. (Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press)Eight people have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak at a mink farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, east of…