Interior Health alerts residents COVID surge ‘becoming a concern’

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B.C.’s provincial court has also issued its latest health measure saying the provincial public health office has advised that courts are exempt from the recommendation that masks be worn in all public places.

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However, the court says in a statement that all three B.C. courts have issued a joint recommendation that strongly encourages the wearing of face masks in courthouses.

It says those who don’t have a mask will be provided one by a sheriff, although there are exemptions for children under two or for people with a medical condition or disability that prevents wearing a mask.

Another public exposure has been identified in the Fraser Health authority, this time in a Sikh temple in Abbotsford, B.C.

Health officials warn those who attended the Gurdwara Baba Banda Singh Bahadar Sikh Society on several days between Oct. 26 and Nov. 6 may be at risk.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 11, 2020.

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