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‘I’m lost without it’: Face masks a challenge for people who rely on reading lips

‘I’m lost without it’: Face masks a challenge for people who rely on reading lips

Sarah-Jane Redmond didn’t realize how much she relied on lip-reading until almost everyone around her started wearing masks.
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Older adults coping better with pandemic: UBC study

Older adults coping better with pandemic: UBC study

“While older adults are faced with stressors such as higher rates of disease contraction, severe complications and mortality from COVID-19, they also possess more coping skills to deal with stress as they are older and wiser"
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'It's the Florida of Metro Vancouver': Regional parks see massive increase in visits this year

'It's the Florida of Metro Vancouver': Regional parks see massive increase in visits this year

Park use is up 85% at Colony Farm in Coquitlam, 67% at Belcarra and 35% at Minnekhada in Port Coquitlam
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New online COVID-19 orientation helping British Columbians support loved ones in long-term care

New online COVID-19 orientation helping British Columbians support loved ones in long-term care

Family Caregivers of British Columbia is calling on other organizations to partner with the educational initiative to ensure free access to the program helping residents become "COVID-competent"
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After the fight of her life, this UVic student graduated at the top of her class

After the fight of her life, this UVic student graduated at the top of her class

“It’s a really nasty bug and it’s easy to see how quickly it can spread,” she said. “I wouldn’t want anyone to go through what I went through."
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Four more Vancouver flights flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure

Four more Vancouver flights flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure

The BCCDC is warning more passengers who may have been exposed to COVID-19 while flying to or from Vancouver this month
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Restaurant staff should be required to wear masks, says BC Restaurant association president

Restaurant staff should be required to wear masks, says BC Restaurant association president

The association doesn't have the power to make face coverings mandatory
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Most B.C. seniors' homes now accepting visitors

Most B.C. seniors' homes now accepting visitors

Residents are allowed to have one designated visitor with appointments made in advance
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B.C. confirms 27 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 3,419

B.C. confirms 27 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 3,419

There has been one new death.
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BCCDC says people in their 20s had the highest number of this week's COVID-19 cases

BCCDC says people in their 20s had the highest number of this week's COVID-19 cases

The report also states that the likely source of infection for most cases was contact with a local case or cluster. 
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