COVID-19 case numbers in the province, driven by the highly-contagious Omicron variant.Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria and the University of Northern B.C.
all announced Thursday they would begin the semester as scheduled, but with short-term shifts to online instruction. Omicron prompts University of British Columbia courses to go temporarily online Provincial health officer Dr.
Bonnie Henry had previously recommended winter semester classes remain primarily in-person, citing a low risk of transmission in education al settings.SFU announced a two-week shift to remote learning for lectures and seminars, effective Jan.