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Island businesses are handling the COVID-19 outbreak in variety of ways . Some are remaining open, many are closing, some have scaled backed hours, some are trying to continue operating through online transactions.

Local real estate agents are adopting safety measures as a new market report anticipates sales will drop this spring and early summer as COVID-19 takes its economic toll.

As people follow doctors鈥� orders to stay home, those who depend on donated blood 鈥� and public- health officials 鈥� are urging donors to keep giving. Caroline Lennox has a compromised immune system, making her more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Stuck in northern Italy, here鈥檚 what Daria Dosselli has to say to her fellow Victorians: Take COVID-19 seriously now, before it鈥檚 too late. As it is, we have a chance to learn from Italy鈥檚 experience. 鈥淚t鈥檚 early,鈥� she says.

Business groups in Victoria have asked the federal and provincial governments for immediate relief from what could be crippling payments during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Premier John Horgan was more interested Tuesday in pressing Ottawa for action on the economic response to the pandemic than showing his own hand.

Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub in Victoria is turning lemons into lemonaide.

Victoria鈥檚 David Foster is letting online audiences into his home on a daily basis during the COVID-19 outbreak 鈥� albeit safely, via Instagram.

As new information about the COVID-19 outbreak rolls out, some Vancouver Island businesses are remaining open, some are closing temporarily and many are trying to find a middle ground that allows them to continue to operate while keeping customers an

sa国际传媒鈥檚 licensed daycare centres will remain open for now even as the province moves to suspend all K-12 classes due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Premier John Horgan said his government based its decision on the advice of provincial health officer Dr.