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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry indicated a significant shift in B.C.'s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, saying everyone should assume they've been a close contact and that contact-tracing is no longer effective.
Because of the Omicron variant, Henry said the province is treating COVID more like the common cold.
"We cannot limit all risk. It is part of what we will be living with. We can use all the layers of protection," she said, such as following public health guidance, getting vaccinated, washing hands, wearing good quality masks indoors, keeping groups small and using the vaccine card program to manage risks.
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Because of the Omicron variant, Henry said the province is treating COVID more like the common cold.
"We cannot limit all risk. It is part of what we will be living with. We can use all the layers of protection," she said, such as following public health guidance, getting vaccinated, washing hands, wearing good quality masks indoors, keeping groups small and using the vaccine card program to manage risks.
For more info, please go to: https://globalnews.ca/news/8529397/bc-covid-friday-isolation-guidelines//
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