CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Phase three of BC’s restart plan starts today.

In Phase three

It is no longer mandatory to wear a mask.

Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry added, “Mask wearing will be recommended in all indoor public spaces s for all people, 12 or older, who are not yet fully immunized. That means it is important to wear masks in those indoor settings where we are around people who we do not know are fully protected. Some people may choose to continue to wear masks and that is okay. We need to remember that we all need to go at our own pace.”

You can go to restaurants, pubs and nightclubs – but are asked not to dance, or socialize between tables.

Sports and fitness exercises are permitted, but the number of spectators is limited. (Outdoors – 5,000 spectators or 50% capacity, whichever is greater; Indoors –  50 people or 50% capacity, whichever is greater)

North Vancouver Island COVID Free?

While it may be premature to call North Vancouver Island COVID free, there have been no active cases reported since June 28th.

Island Health reported a single active case in the five days preceding this, but did not state in which Local Health Area .

Cases are regarded as active for 14 days.

Last night the BC Centre Disease Control released its Local Health Area map for the epi-week of June 20th to 26th. There were no cases reported in Greater Campbell River, the Comox Valley or any other Local Health Area in North Vancouver Island.

Links of Interest

• (Gov of BC) Step 3: Starts July 1
• (Cortes Currents) articles about, or mentioning, the Greater Campbell River Health Area
• (BCCDC) COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard
• Island Health’s COVID-19 dashboard
• (Gov of BC) BC’s Restart: A plan to bring us back together
• (Cortes Currents) COVID Updates

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