Coronavirus: B.C. health officials give Saturday update on COVID-19

More than 70 Girvan residents did their bit for the Quay Zone leisure centre by continuing to pay membership fees despite the facility being forced to close because of Covid.

The Scottish Government has confirmed 15 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours,

Jenna Jameson appears to be on the mend after a weeks-long struggle with a mystery illness. The model and former porn star, 47, was hospitalized in early January after losing her ability to walk.  Taking to her Instagram Story this week, the former adult film actress wrote to fans, "Hey, guys. I’m still in the hospital, but I’m doing OK and i’ll be out soon," Page Six reports.

Boris Johnson has announced a shock plan to end all covid self-isolation laws in England in just two weeks time.

With the announcement that Boris Johnson hopes to scrap all coronavirus restrictions by the end of February, you may be wondering what restrictions are still in place.

The City of Saskatoon is lifting vaccine mandates along with the province — but it may be done more as a requirement than by choice.

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PHILLIP Schofield got a scolding from his This Morning bosses after joking he was still Covid positive - despite being back at work. The presenter returned to the daytime sofa after coronavirus forced him to isolate for a week.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Police in Surprise say they arrested a man after he stabbed his girlfriend multiple times during an argument over homework.According to court documents, 27-year-old Raymond Maltos was arrested on Feb.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

More European countries could scrap tests for fully vaccinated arrivals in the coming days, according to reports.

PHILADELPHIA - A water main break in Kingsessing is disrupting traffic and causing major problems early Wednesday morning. The water main break happened at approximately 6:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they made an arrest in a carjacking that led to a wild pursuit Tuesday evening. The incident happened Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. when police responded to report of a man following his Mercedes Benz sedan that was stolen during a carjacking at gun point about a week ago. Police were able to catch up to the vehicle which was on the 4000 block of Aramingo Avenue. When police attempted to stop the stolen Mercedes Benz, the driver took off at a high rate of speed and refused to stop, according to officials. Officers continued their pursuit until the driver of that stolen vehicle got to the 4500 block of Richmond Street when the vehicle crashed, rear-ending a parked and unattended vehicle. At this point, the driver got out of the stolen vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Wednesday (9) ordered to release of a Church worker, who was detained over the discovery of a hand grenade from All Saint’s Church in Borella.On the 2nd of February, the Additional Magistrate ordered to release of three other workers connected to the incident.Accordingly, all four church workers who were arrested and detained over the incident, have been released.Sri Lanka’s Attorney General had recommended that they be released given the fact that they were not involved in the incident.A week ago, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that it was revealed that the three other workers were not connected to the incident in any way, and the Attorney General had advised to release them.

For the first time since 1947, Penticton will not be holding its annual summer Peach Festival.

Speaking at Thursday’s press briefing, Dr. Bonnie Henry comments on how an outbreak of the novel coronavirus happened at a second Metro Vancouver poultry facility.

Reporter Richard Zussman asks the face behind the COVId-19 crisis, Dr. Bonnie Henry, about how she is feeling about the release of a signature shoe being made in her honour by B.C. designer John Fluevog.

Public health officials say a single case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at an Okanagan long-term care facility.

The pre-sale for the highly-anticipated Dr. Bonnie Henry shoe by designer John Fluevog officially starts Thursday.

An outbreak at an East Vancouver chicken processing plant is a sign of how quickly things can go wrong if COVID-19 health restrictions aren’t taken seriously, said Premier John Horgan Wednesday.

As British Columbia’s aims to lift some COVID-19 restrictions in mid-May, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is painting of clearer picture of what industries will be the first up and running.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region remained at 153, provincial officials announced on Wednesday.

British Columbia’s top doctor is still grappling with how to allow kids sports leagues to get up and running this summer, despite the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Shambhala Music Festival 2020 will not happen due to coronavirus.In a statement released by the Canadian electronic festival Tuesday (April 21), organizers announced that the event scheduled for July 24-27, 2020, will be "postponed" until July 2021, when the next iteration of the festival was scheduled to occur."We are truly sorry for any inconvenience our postponement may have caused, and we give our full support and recognition to Dr.

The province’s restaurant sector is working on plans to re-open while adhering to social-distancing rules amid the COVID-19 crisis.

British Columbia health officials are scheduled to provide their latest update on the province’s novel coronavirus pandemic response at 3 p.m. PT Tueday.

An outbreak of COVID-19 at an Okanagan jail, declared by B.C. health officials on April 2, was declared over on April 20.

British Columbia’s top doctor says the province is considering a return to school that would see students attend class on alternate days or attend for only part of the day.

B.C.’s top doctor has issued a new self-isolation order after seven B.C. residents who returned from an Alberta oil sands project tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Thousands of people will not be gathering at Sunset Beach in Vancouver Monday for the annual 4/20 event.

With B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ruling out mass gatherings in the province through the summer, some Okanagan wedding venues say they are asking couples to reschedule, or at least pick alternate dates in case their original events can’t go ahead as planned.

B.C.’s public safety minister is set to give an update on how the government is enforcing provincial health orders issued amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the PNE’s faint hope that the 110-year-old fair will return this August, Dr. Bonnie Henry says realistically B.C.

As grocery stores limit the number of shoppers allowed inside — due to 50-person limits on gatherings — large lineups have begun to be a regular occurrence outside of grocers.

With the novel coronavirus outbreak at a federally-run B.C. prison continuing to worsen among inmates and corrections officers, the officers’ union says issues are still plaguing efforts to control the spread.

If your summer plans were still hinging on heading to the PNE or a Pride parade, B.C.’s top doctor says that’s not going to happen this year.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region remained stable at 150 for a second-consecutive day, health officials announced on Saturday.

British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Saturday said that due to the coronavirus pandemic, large events, gatherings including weddings, and organized parades would have to be cancelled this summer in order to stem the spread of COVID-19.

On Saturday, British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 29 new COVID-19 cases in the province, which brings the total number of people ill with the novel coronavirus to 1,647.

There are now 150 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region, provincial authorities announced on Friday.

Modelling data released by B.C. health officials gives a first look into who is contracting COVID-19, and who is affected by it the most severely.

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said this week that tests for COVID-19 aren’t as sensitive as they were expected to be at the beginning, adding that the false negative rate can be as high as 30 per cent early on.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to present the latest data the province is using to make decisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday.

We have received an incredible response from our Global BC viewers, listeners and readers to our virtual town halls on the COVID-19 pandemic, with provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.

More than half of the people who contracted COVID-19 in the Interior Health region have fully recovered from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the provincial government.