BREAKING - There are 148 new cases of COVID-19. This includes 12 epi linked cases. There have 8543 total cases of the virus in the province. #bcpoli #covid19BC
There are 1,371 active cases of COVID in the province, 61 are in hospital including 20 in ICU. There are 3,417 people in active monitoring. Two additional people have died from COVID-19. #bcpoli #covid19BC
Dr. Henry very emotional speaking about an elder from a First Nations community who died in Northern Health over the weekend. #bcpoli #covid19BC
Dr. Henry is speaking about keeping parents and school communities informed. Says when there is a potential exposure the first thing that happens in public health conducts contact tracing and assesses risk. #bcpoli #covid19bc #bced
Dr. Henry says the communication is important and if families are not contacted then their child hasn't been in contact with someone with COVID. Says the cases in schools are not surprising. #bcpoli #bced
Dr. Henry says there have been no outbreaks in the school setting. "This fall in winter is going to add additional challenges." #bcpoli #bced
Dr. Henry providing examples around distancing. Says when participating in sports you should keep distance from everyone (when possible). Says post game socialization should be avoided. #bcpoli #covid19BC
Dr. Henry says if your teenage son has a girlfriend you should talk to her family about COVID-19 and connections. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On Coastal Health posting exposure events, Dr. Henry says we are all in alignment and what will be posted as exposure events. Says there are a number of events will be posted on the website. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On school exposures differing between Fraser and Coastal Health, Henry says they have been relatively low risk and doesn't surprise her there are still only two posted at Coastal. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On threats Dr. Henry has received, Dr. Henry says the response has been far more positive then negative and has appreciated the kind words. Says the threats started back in January. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
ON RCMP officers with beards on desk duty due to not having the proper masks, Dr. Henry says what we are talking about are respirators. Says she doesn't know anything about the RCMP issue. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On should we gather from Thanksgiving, Dr. Henry says she believes it is an important time to give thanks to those we are closest to. Says we can have Thanksgiving with close contacts and family bubble. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On COVID alert app and availability in BC, Dr. Henry says it is an ongoing discussion with the federal government. BC is on the list and the province is working on adjustments for the province. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On outbreak of COVID-19 at a film set, Dr. Henry says she has not been informed of any outbreaks on film sets. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On close contact test vs. isolation for 14 days, Dr. Henry says it is a challenging thing due to the long incubation period. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On more transparency for First Nations communities. This was asked last week, Dr. Henry says meetings have been taking place weekly and the concerns are legitimately. Says she knows the FN communities know best how to protect their communities. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On second wave of the virus not happening on the Island, Dr. Henry says the virus travels with us and we move. #bcpoli #covid19BC
On underground night clubs popping up to replace closed night clubs, Dr. Henry speaking now to exposure events in night clubs. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On banquet halls and underground nightclubs re-opening, Dr. Henry says there are still worries about things going underground. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
Back to rumours about outbreak on TV and film set, Dr. Henry says there are agreed upon protocols. Any positive test is reportable to public health. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
On flu vaccines distribution, Dr. Henry says it should arrive soon. Says it was ordered back in February. Says there is plan to have the flu shot available to pharmacies, public health and doctor's offices. #bcpoli #COVID19BC
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