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COVID-19 in B.C.: Makeshift nightclub details, Victoria pub and several McDonald’s with exposures, and more (MSJ)

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, with provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry (Photo credit: The Georgia Straight)
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, with provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry (Photo credit: The Georgia Straight)

Today, B.C. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, and B.C. School Trustees Association president Stephanie Higginson announced expanded health measures in schools.

Among the updated measures are making masks mandatory in all indoor school spaces (with specific exceptions) for all students and staff except elementary students, and more guidelines for physical education and music classes.

In addition, Vancouver Coastal Health lifted restrictions at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital (3080 Prince Edward Street) in Vancouver.

Click here for the full story on The Georgia Straight.