COVID-19 restrictions aimed at curbing surging case numbers amid the arrival of the Omicron variant will take effect in British Columbia on Monday.The new restrictions are slated to remain in place until Jan.
31, 2022 unless renewed by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.“We know, we see the trajectory in countries around the world and we’re not going to be an exception to that.
We will see rapidly rising cases over the next few weeks and we need to take additional measures to slow that down so we don’t overwhelm the hospital system,” Henry said in announcing the restrictions.