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British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, urged residents that if they have any hesitation about holiday gatherings they intend to still attend, to reassess their plans.

She made the comments on Friday as the Omicron COVID-19 variant continues to surge in the province, with Henry saying the timing before exposure, getting sick and then passing it on is different than past variants. What used to be five to seven days, she said, is now two to three days.

"You can pass it on before you realize you are infectious," she said, adding if people have any symptoms, even what might just seem like a cold, to stay away from others.

The province did 20,000 PCR tests on Thursday, which Henry said is the maximum it can do in a day and in turn, means the system is overloaded. She said people should not go to a testing centre unless they have symptoms.

Health Minister Adrian Dix also spoke during the briefing, urging people to continue to get vaccinated with 32,000 unbooked appointments available over the next two weeks.
The province reported 2,046 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, surpassing the projected "worst-case scenario" forecasted by provincial modelling.

For more info, please go to: https://globalnews.ca/news/8471922/bc-covid-update-thursday-december-23-2021/

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