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B.C. identifies first COVID-19 Omicron variant while 204 others are being tested
BY The Canadian Press, Nov 30, 2021 10:37 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
B.C.'s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry during a press conference in Victoria. (B.C. Govt.)
British Columbia has become the fourth province to identify its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the affected person recently returned from Nigeria and lives in an area covered by the Fraser Health authority.
Dr. Henry says 204 people who recently returned from parts of southern African with outbreaks of the variant are undergoing testing while in quarantine.
The federal government has announced that all air travellers, except those coming from the United States, will now be tested for COVID-19 when they arrive at Canadian airports, regardless of their vaccination status.
The Omicron variant has also been found in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
Dr. Henry announced new restrictions for faith services heading into the Christmas holiday season with people attending and participating in those services, such as choir members, required to wear masks unless physical distancing is in place, while capacity will also be limited to 50 per cent unless every attendee is vaccinated.
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