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Group calls for rapid tests to be publicly available, as sa国际传媒 hits highest daily case count yet

Group calls for rapid tests to be publicly available, as sa国际传媒 hits highest daily case count yet

Island Health added 176 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as the province鈥檚 daily case count of 1,474 broke a record set Tuesday, when there were 1,308 new cases.
'Remarkable': sa国际传媒 researchers get molecular look at Omicron variant spike protein

'Remarkable': sa国际传媒 researchers get molecular look at Omicron variant spike protein

UBC researchers say knowing molecular structure will allow scientists to develop more effective treatments against variants
Bars resigned to 'mini hibernation' as COVID cases rise

Bars resigned to 'mini hibernation' as COVID cases rise

Some businesses and residents had been braced for more restrictions this holiday season.
Bars, gyms told to close to slow the spread of Omicron; no indoor weddings, parties

Bars, gyms told to close to slow the spread of Omicron; no indoor weddings, parties

Under the new provincial health orders, bars, nightclubs, gyms, fitness centres and dance studios will be closed and all organized indoor gatherings, such as weddings and Christmas parties, must be cancelled.
Record 202 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Island Health; sa国际传媒 also sees all-time high

Record 202 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Island Health; sa国际传媒 also sees all-time high

sa国际传媒鈥檚 new COVID-19 case numbers 鈥 fuelled by the fast-spreading Omicron variant 鈥 have skyrocketed from around 300 cases a day a month ago to 1,308 on Tuesday.
The symptoms of Omicron may be extremely mild. Here's when to go for testing.

The symptoms of Omicron may be extremely mild. Here's when to go for testing.

Dr. Bonnie Henry explains when or if you need to get tested in the wake of surging cases in fully vaccinated people.
Sooke School Board says only new hires will be required to be vaccinated against COVID

Sooke School Board says only new hires will be required to be vaccinated against COVID

A full vaccine mandate should be 鈥渁 last resort,鈥 said board chairman Ravi Parmar.
sa国际传媒 expected to dramatically expand rapid COVID testing in face of Omicron

sa国际传媒 expected to dramatically expand rapid COVID testing in face of Omicron

Province has requested 11 million tests from federal government's expected cache of 84 million by mid-January
sa国际传媒 bars, nightclubs ordered closed, restaurant groups restricted under new public health orders

sa国际传媒 bars, nightclubs ordered closed, restaurant groups restricted under new public health orders

You won't be ringing in 2022 at a bar or nightclub in Vancouver, or anywhere else in sa国际传媒
No holiday ramp-up for COVID-19 boosters as sa国际传媒 secures mass vax sites for January

No holiday ramp-up for COVID-19 boosters as sa国际传媒 secures mass vax sites for January

Some vaccine clinics still reducing capacity amid holiday Omicron surge