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B.C. confirms 23 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 2,255

B.C. confirms 23 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 2,255

There have been 3 new deaths.
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Popular Metro Vancouver grocery store will require all customers wear a face mask

Popular Metro Vancouver grocery store will require all customers wear a face mask

No mask, no shopping in the store
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B.C. nurses, doctors cite protective equipment shortage, safety concerns

B.C. nurses, doctors cite protective equipment shortage, safety concerns

Ministry said ‘significant effort’ made to obtain sufficient protective gear
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Sick, stressed single mom says she was denied entry to a Metro Vancouver ER

Sick, stressed single mom says she was denied entry to a Metro Vancouver ER

The Coquitlam woman fears other sick people aren’t getting help because of strict protocols during COVID-19
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B.C. Premier John Horgan set to announce slow reopening of economy in pandemic

B.C. Premier John Horgan set to announce slow reopening of economy in pandemic

Today B.C. learns what our phased plan for relaxing restrictions will look like in the province and in certain sectors
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B.C. hasn't yet found contract-tracing apps worth considering: doctor

B.C. hasn't yet found contract-tracing apps worth considering: doctor

B.C.'s top doc says "everybody and their dog" has come up with some kind of contact-tracing app for COVID-19
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This Vancouver liquor store is scanning customer body temperature

This Vancouver liquor store is scanning customer body temperature

"This is one more step that we are taking in the battle with covid-19 in order to keep the staff and customer's safe and this technology will be the reality for many places in Vancouver and the world from now on."
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Restaurants make reopening plans as COVID-19 restrictions start to ease

Restaurants make reopening plans as COVID-19 restrictions start to ease

Among the details to be worked out: boosting staffing, new health protocols and how to manage customer behaviour
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Anti-virus measures in place at Richmond's food-packing operations

Anti-virus measures in place at Richmond's food-packing operations

There have been COVID-19 outbreaks at food processing facilities across the Lower Mainland, but Richmond seems to have avoided the same issues
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COVID-19 playbook to reopen B.C. amid pandemic coming Wednesday, says Dr. Henry

COVID-19 playbook to reopen B.C. amid pandemic coming Wednesday, says Dr. Henry

Safe ways to increase social and economic contacts in B.C. will form the basics of a plan to start relaxing provincial pandemic restrictions
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