Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Tri-Cities News and Information

12 Coquitlam area schools under active investigation for COVID-19 exposures

10 schools across Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody have been flagged for COVID-19 exposures since Saturday

Dec 10, 2020 2:08 PM Read more >

Port Coquitlam COVID-19 seniors home outbreaks declared over after grim 6 weeks

A double outbreak at the Hawthorne Seniors Care Community claimed the lives of four residents out of a total of 44 staff and residents who tested positive for COVID-19

Dec 10, 2020 10:10 AM Read more >

Why Health Canada didn’t approve the Pfizer vaccine for children under 16

Health Canada explicitly did not approve the Pfizer-BioNTech for several cohorts of Canadians but it wasn't because of any red flags. Here's why the rest of us shouldn't worry, according to the approval body

Dec 10, 2020 9:08 AM Read more >

B.C. to immunize nearly 400,000 against COVID-19 by March 2021

Vaccinations will begin next week in two locations across Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health

Dec 9, 2020 4:05 PM Read more >

COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

“We want to make sure those public bodies relying on the order are doing so because it’s related to COVID"

Dec 9, 2020 4:01 PM Read more >

Care-home staff screened for COVID in rapid-test pilot project

Rapid tests for COVID-19 are being used in a pilot project to screen long-term care workers in B.C., says Health Minister Adrian Dix.

Dec 9, 2020 3:07 PM Read more >

How to apply for B.C.’s new $1,000 COVID-19 recovery benefit

If the legislation introduced Tuesday goes through, families and individuals will be able to start applying for the benefit as early as Dec. 18, setting them up for deposits by Christmas Eve

Dec 9, 2020 1:06 PM Read more >

B.C. minks test positive for the coronavirus on Fraser Valley farm

The five cases were identified on a farm in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley only days after workers there tested positive for the SAR-CoV-2 virus

Dec 9, 2020 11:57 AM Read more >

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine authorized by Health Canada

Health Canada issued its decision on the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine Wednesday morning, making it the second country in the world after the United Kingdom to greenlight the vaccine.

Dec 9, 2020 9:22 AM Read more >

This interactive tool calculates how long it may take to create enough vaccines for 'herd immunity' in Canada

Today, the first person received the historic coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the United Kingdom.

Dec 8, 2020 8:52 PM Read more >

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News