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Weekly COVID-19 deaths in B.C. lowest since April

Weekly COVID-19 deaths in B.C. lowest since April

Today's count may be skewed by counting glitches over the holidays
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Dr. Bonnie Henry provides update on 'Kraken' COVID-19 subvariant cases in B.C.

Dr. Bonnie Henry provides update on 'Kraken' COVID-19 subvariant cases in B.C.

The new subvariant spreads "more easily."
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The 'Kraken' COVID-19 subvariant is here in Canada. Here's what you need to know

The 'Kraken' COVID-19 subvariant is here in Canada. Here's what you need to know

A Vancouver expert weighs in on the subvariant that is ripping across the United States.
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Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

After hearing complaints, Island Health now says COVID vaccination will be offered once a month to patients at Gorge Road Hospital.
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Will COVID become 'just another respiratory virus' in 2023?

Will COVID become 'just another respiratory virus' in 2023?

Past years’ hopes that COVID would become just another respiratory virus have been scuttled by the emergence of new variants and subvariants.
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Timeline: A look at COVID-19 in B.C. in 2022

Timeline: A look at COVID-19 in B.C. in 2022

From the dark January days of the Omicron wave to a pediatric health-care crisis in the fall — and an easing of public health measures in between — COVID-19 has proven to be a sustained disruptive force in B.C.
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More Canadians support mask mandate return, survey finds

More Canadians support mask mandate return, survey finds

Since Oct. 1, the federal government lifted the mask mandate on airplanes.
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B.C. COVID-19 trends stabilize

B.C. COVID-19 trends stabilize

Of 349 people in hospital with COVID-19, 35 are sick enough to be in ICUs
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As influenza infections level off in kids, COVID on rise, says Henry

As influenza infections level off in kids, COVID on rise, says Henry

‘We’re not out of the woods,’ said Dr. Bonnie Henry, as she encouraged people to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19.
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Dismiss COVID class-action lawsuit against Dr. Henry's orders, B.C. judge told

Dismiss COVID class-action lawsuit against Dr. Henry's orders, B.C. judge told

A government lawyer called the case an abuse of process and a waste of the court's time.
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