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Three Tri-City sub-regions are at 1% COVID-19 positivity rate in latest surveillance data

Three Tri-City sub-regions are at 1% COVID-19 positivity rate in latest surveillance data

As immunization rates continue to improve — short of or above 80% for first dose vaccinations — the BC Centre for Disease Control is reporting all five local health areas at less than 5% positivity rate.
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New and active COVID-19 infections stay low in B.C.

New and active COVID-19 infections stay low in B.C.

One more death raises B.C.'s pandemic death toll to 1,744.
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Terry Fox grads to roll around Port Coquitlam Thursday night in rescheduled parade

Terry Fox grads to roll around Port Coquitlam Thursday night in rescheduled parade

Get your cowbells, horns and pom poms out for Thursday night’s parade of Terry Fox secondary graduates.
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Updated: Four Coquitlam area schools hit with multiple dates of COVID-19 exposure

Updated: Four Coquitlam area schools hit with multiple dates of COVID-19 exposure

A few Tri-City schools continue to grapple with COVID-19 exposures, but overall school exposures are down as vaccinations ramp-up across Fraser Health.
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1.1 million people now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in B.C.

1.1 million people now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in B.C.

Seventy-six per cent of those age 12 and up have had a first dose. The province's goal is to reach more than 80 per cent with first doses by mid-July.
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B.C. intake of AstraZeneca vaccine on decline following NACI recommendations

B.C. intake of AstraZeneca vaccine on decline following NACI recommendations

Doses administered have fallen from 6,000 daily to 4,000 over the past week
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B.C. records 56 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths in past day

B.C. records 56 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths in past day

77.7% of B.C. adults now said to be vaccinated with at least one dose.
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'Unfair': Canadians react to new exemption for fully vaccinated travellers

'Unfair': Canadians react to new exemption for fully vaccinated travellers

Children will still need to quarantine
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Everything fully vaccinated travellers need to know about Canada's new travel requirements (INFOGRAPHIC)

Everything fully vaccinated travellers need to know about Canada's new travel requirements (INFOGRAPHIC)

Fully vaccinated travellers must have a paper or digital copy of their vaccination documentation
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More border reopening plans to be unveiled in coming weeks: Trudeau

More border reopening plans to be unveiled in coming weeks: Trudeau

Fully vaccinated Canadians can return to the country without quarantine effective July 5
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