CP NewsAlert: B.C. expands COVID-19 restrictions, orders masks in public spaces
Nov 19, 2020 | 3:18 PM
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VICTORIA — British Columbia is making it mandatory to wear masks in public spaces while social interactions will be under new restrictions until Dec. 7 because of a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry earlier imposed restrictions on social gatherings in areas covered by the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health authorities, but says COVID-19 is spreading to other places and the order will now be provincewide.
Henry says the previous measures have failed to decrease the number of cases and the health-care system is under strain.
She says all worship services, community and social events will be suspended, along with high-intensity group fitness, such as interval training, hot yoga and spin classes.
