Fri - 750 new #covid19 cases
Sat - 731
Sun - 596

Additional historical cases added to FH - 277

Total on the weekend - 2364 new #covid19 cases on the weekend.
#Bcpoli #bced
8855 active cases
316 - in hospital
75 - ICU

10 139 in isolation.

46 more deaths - DBH leaves this # to last. Should have been first, imo.
#covid19 #bcpoli
Now she's pretending she cares about our seniors, refusing to pre-test healthcare workers.
5 new outbreaks in healthcare facilities. 5 more failures to protect our seniors

57 active outbreaks in healthcare facilities.
"arduous" - DBH claims, making excuses why the @CDCofBC dashboard isn't updated.

Other provinces with more cases can enter and present the data in a timely manner.

BC is the outlier. BC media still shrugging.
You're not digging ditches here. You're entering #s in a database.

It's a low level skill. Data entry is an entry level position.
"serious life threatening illness" - says DBH.

Then why are you fighting a serious life threatening illness with an economy? hmm? @CDCofBC
I've heard all this crap before.

Cut and paste from every presser.
Stupid catchphrases don't make cases #s go down.
17, 16, 14

Deaths on the weekend. 13 was the old record.

Deaths are increasing. @adriandix words won't protect our seniors, his action could but he's paralyzed with inaction.
Palmer Van Sun 1st question - asks about case in building DBH works.

DBH - praises the handling of it. Of course she did.
Palmer followup - says union and others want better communication.

DBH - "wake up call" (11 months after our 1st case? isn't a wake up call, you should be prepared)
Keith Baldrey - BCCDC situation report question - asks about trajectory.

DBH - snickers, 'stark reminder', 'no gatherings', "leveling off over the weekend (lol)"

Stupid question and nonsensical answer.
Q - 2nd job question re HC workers, why exceptions are still being made.

DBH - "challenging" (her go to answer) - lots of words now, not answering the question.
Dix interjects with more words, mentions pay top up, bunch of other stuff, still ignoring the original question.

Why are exceptions being made for healthcare workers to work in multiple care homes.
Lisa followup - will you reconsider the call, masks be required for clients, family, visitors in private residents homecare workers attend?

DBH - "processes in place" and a bunch of words - the question requires only a yes or no.
David CTV - "how are we trying to catchup" and what more do you need, that you're not getting now.

This is a dumb question, very softball, imo.

DHB - "learn as we go" - and more words than didn't say anything to this non-question.
David CTV followup - restaurant rule enforcement question.

DHB - "onus is on ALL of us to do the right thing".

Wow, that is not an answer.
Q - asking about cases in care homes, asking about reports visitors not bringing in the virus.

DBH - confirms visitors are not bringing the virus in.

We know how the virus enters. HC workers bring it in b/c DBH won't do pre-testing.
Bernardo News1130 - how "concerned" are you re parents planning protests, keeping kids home tomorrow.

DBH - "I haven't heard that". "very little transmission is schools".

That is a lie, @Bernardo1130. We have rampant in-school transmission. 3500 kids, 3000 since schl opnd
Fake tears now from DBH.
Leslie TimesColonist - asking about ICU and deaths, 47 deaths on the weekend, but ICU staying the same.

I think he's asking if seniors are dying in carehomes rather than ICU.

DBH - confirms seniors are not in ICU, they're warehoused in care homes to die.

Fucking heartless!!
Zussman Global - question about churches, public health policy vs rights.

DBH - 'most faith leaders, do the right thing'
Zussman followup - are you "concerned"

2 questions now on DBH's feelings, as if her feelings about anything matters.
I don't care about the answer, it was a stupid question, imo.

@richardzussman gets 1 question every presser and he wastes it asking about DHB's feelings. Unbelievable.
Disappointed no questions on why @CDCofBC's dashboard isn't being updated.

Does media even look at the data? Probably not or they'd have noticed last week and said something.

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3 Dec
Some News1130 employees have a problem with public input, it seems.

Maybe a career in journalism isn't your thing.
The idea we should roll over and accept everything coming from the govt or heath authorities is anthesis to a functioning democracy, even in a pandemic.

Should we accept 800+ daily cases & double-digit daily deaths without question?

Shame on those in the media suggesting that.
Data transparency.

We lack occupational data for positive cases, no data on school cases other than a notification letter, no data at the city-level while other provinces drill down to the neighbourhood-level, no data on race or income level.
Read 4 tweets
2 Dec
834 new #covid19 cases in BC.

174 - VCH
529 - FH
20 - Island
66 - Int
45 - Northern

8941 active cases, 337 in hospital, 79 in ICU, 10 201 in self-isolation.

12 more deaths

3 new healthcare outbreaks.
#bcpoli #bced
DBH saying "it's exciting news" the UK approved a vaccine, outside of Russia and China she added.
Canada's racism will prevent us from accessing Russia's vaccine.
Read 28 tweets
2 Dec
What's the purpose of @jjhorgan's presser, other than lecturing us as usual.

His govt has prioritized the economy and profit over public health and lives.

And with no more restrictions we'll keep getting 500+ daily cases #s, more hospitalizations, more deaths.
#bcpoli #covid19
Zussman Global - childcare question, asking about reimbursing parents.

Horgan - "appreciates that proposal" - lol sure he does.
Zussman followup - says significant gaps in fed programs, asking about paying parents/workers to stay at home.

Horgan - "I want to fix that gap" - then why hasn't he?
Read 23 tweets
2 Dec
7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

Our "right to life" is being threatened by #covid19 and govt's inaction. @CDCofBC
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
Our risk of death has increased and by keeping the economy opened, ignoring health science, our increased risk of death is deliberate.

Govt is causing our increased risk of death. One could make a case for criminal negligence causing death. @CDCofBC @adriandix
#covid19
Vietnam - a country of 95 million has only 35 #covid19 deaths.

BC - a province of only 5 million has 457 #covid19 deaths.

Vietnam values its residents lives. BC clearly doesn't. @CDCofBC
#bcpoli
Read 5 tweets
1 Dec
We need to close schools not give more $$ to school districts to keep schools open.

Parents are not sending their children to school because it's not safe.
#bced #bcpoli #covid19
Disappointed with the @BCGreens call here. Giving more $ to school districts might have made sense in March but not now.

It's too late to safely keep schools open. We need @SoniaFurstenau to call for schools to close.
All 3 parties seem united in fighting a virus with an economy. @BCGreens @bcndp @bcliberals

Science is difficult for political parties.
Read 4 tweets
1 Dec
This is not a one-off for Global. Jill Krop has to resign in disgrace because of the racism at the outlet.

Global News Director Announces Resignation Following VICE News Investigation vice.com/en/article/3az… via @vice
Systemic racism, is a form of racism that is embedded as normal practice within society or an organization.

Racism is part of Global's business model. White leadership, white ownership, white perspective.
Global reporter's 1st tweet wasn't about METL's report documenting #SystemicRacism.

For him it was about the "game" and he couldn't even report that right.

No evidence of an "organized" game but anecdotal and episodic evidence of a game that "resembled" what was reported.
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