Four people who had earlier tested positive for the coronavirus in BC have now fully recovered. Meanwhile, one patient remains in the hospital in stable condition.
The positive news was announced today by the provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Meanwhile, all other people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are in isolation at home with care and support from public health teams.
The BC government also announced seven new cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 53 cases in the province.
All the new cases are in the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser health regions.
The government is also recommending against all non-essential travel outside of Canada, including to the United States.
Effective today, anyone who chooses to travel outside of Canada will be asked to stay away from work or school for 14 days upon their return.
“We know that this is a voluntary measure, but it is our expectation that people will follow this direction as part of their civic duty,” said Adrian Dix, the health minister.
The government is also directing all event organizers to cancel any gathering larger than 250 people.
This includes indoor and outdoor sporting events, conferences, meetings, religious gatherings or other similar events.
This threshold has been selected, as it is much easier to maintain important social distancing to prevent transmission of COVID-19, government said.
“With the increasing transmission of COVID-19 at mass gatherings and events, in addition to the escalating risk of community transmission, we must do our best to slow transmission of COVID-19 and protect our communities.”
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