OPINION: A Made For BC Testing Strategy Designed To Adapt To Our COVID-19 Pandemic

By Dr. Bonnie Henry - Provincial Health OfficerVICTORIA - Testing for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases is a core tenet of public health.It tells us the what, who and where of disease transmissio...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average For This Week Remains Below 20

The daily average of new COVID-19 infections remained below 30 this week with 16 new cases reported Wednesday. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, report...

BC Extends State Of Emergency Till May 26

BC Government recently announced the province's Restart Plan, laying out a series of steps and principles that everyone in B.C. will take together to protect people and ensure that the province can co...

Port Coquitlam Also Proclaims May 23rd As Komagata Maru Day

Raj Singh Toor, vice president of the Descendants of the Komagata Maru Society, told DESIBUZZCanada on Wednesday of Coquitlam’s decision to join in honouring the memory and legacy of the Komagata Ma...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Just Seven Cases Reported Tuesday, BC Is Doing A Good Job Isolating

Every person in our province has been impacted by COVID-19 and the effects have been far reaching. Today, a provincewide survey - called Your story, our future - has been launched to hear about your e...

BC Brings In Protections For Seasonal Farm Workers During Pandemic

To protect farmers and farm workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Agriculture has outlined a series of requirements for all farms, including those that employ seasonal labour and Tempo...

COVID-19 IMPACT: Indian Students In Canada Begin Registration For Repatriation

Nearly 300,000 Indians, mainly students, are believed to be stranded in Canada due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many are registering with India to be brought back home as prospects and education hit a wa...

BC COVID-19 DALY UPDATE: New Cases For The Weekend Average Less Than 20 Daily

Health Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, provided an updates for two 24-hour reporting periods: May 9 to May 10, and May 10 to midday Monday. In the first reporting pe...

BC Selects Group To Lead Anti-Racism Program As Racist Incidents Against Asians On The Rise

VICTORIA – BC is providing more support for communities following a rise in racist incidents targeting Asian people during the COVID-19 pandemic."It is very concerning that we are seeing an increase...