half of all students aged 12 to 18 in b.c. live in the fraser health region, which is also where the highest number of school exposure notices have been issued.
b.c. premier john horgan said restrictions on travel between three regions in b.c. — as defined by health authorities — would be lifted next tuesday. it is expected a ban on indoor dining would also be lifted at the same time.
horgan will present a plan on tuesday detailing how provincial health orders will be lifted over the next few months and what will trigger those decisions.
“on tuesday, the circuit breaker will be over, and a road map will be laid out for all british columbians to see,” horgan said.
“this is great news for young people, who want to get on with their lives. it’s great news for entrepreneurs, it’s great news for workers, it’s great news for adults who want to get on with their lives. and this is what we have been working toward for the past number of weeks, and there will be an abundant amount of information on tuesday. we look forward to talking to you about that then.”
there are 4,636 active cases of covid-19 in b.c., of which 331 are being treated in hospital. there were 357 cases reported on thursday.
meanwhile, covid-19 cases fell across surrey in the past week, including in the hard-hit newton neighbourhoods. west newton saw cases fall to 40.7 a day for every 100,000 people from 60 per 100,000 people just a week ago — the highest rate in the province. case rates in many surrey neighbourhoods are still noticeably higher than in metro.