COVID-19: Horgan seems to be at banning interprovincial journey as South African variant arrives in B.C.

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“I’m fairly confident that if we were seeing a lot of spread from one of these new variants, we would have picked that up,” Henry stated.

“But it does show us that we are connected. What happens in the U.K. comes here. It’s just a matter of time. The same with South Africa.”

She stated she was involved about one other variant from Columbus, Ohio, that had tailored with comparable modifications in its spike protein because the U.Okay. and South African variants.

Henry stated that whereas just below 70,000 individuals had been vaccinated in B.C., with many of the inhabitants to be immunized by the top of the 12 months, the vaccines had not been but been confirmed to stop contracting COVID-19s.

“We do know that the vaccines that we have, the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines, are very effective at preventing symptoms, especially severe symptoms, and preventing people from hospitalization and dying from COVID,” she stated.

“What we don’t yet know is if it prevents you from getting infected at all.”

There are 52 lively outbreaks in long-term care amenities in B.C. The weekly COVID-19 Long-Term Care, Assisted Living and Independent Living Outbreak report reveals the worst lively case is at Little Mountain Place in Vancouver with 41 resident deaths, adopted by the Agecare Harmony Court care centre in Burnaby with 30 deaths.

So far, 70 care employees at Little Mountain have examined COVID-19 optimistic, however none have died.

The lively outbreak with the second-most contaminated employees is on the Capilano Care Centre in West Vancouver, the place 66 employees have contracted the illness and 24 residents have died.

In most circumstances, the illness has been introduced into care amenities by employees, in response to Health Minister Adrian Dix.

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