Health

B.C. schools to partially re-open June 1, attendance is optional

NANAIMO - Schools will be going back in session, albeit in a dramatically altered and scaled-down fashion due to COVID-19.Education minister Rob Fleming announced kindergarten to grade 12 classes will...

May 15, 2020

Lengthy streak of no COVID-19 case increases on Vancouver Island ends with data error

NANAIMO - After days of keeping the COVID-19 curve flat on Vancouver Island, the total of confirmed cases has increased by one.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed the 126th active or ...

May 14, 2020

Another COVID-19 free day on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - Stomping on an already flattened COVID-19 curve on Vancouver Island continues. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced no new cases of the virus in the Island Health region duri...

May 13, 2020

Vancouver Island again escapes new COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Two full days of data yielded no new diagnosed COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry made the announcement during her Monday, May 11 briefing, which r...

May 11, 2020

Heart failure not to be forgotten during COVID-19 pandemic

NANAIMO - With COVID-19 capturing headlines about the respiratory system, it's important to remember what's at the heart of the matter. Heart failure awareness week recently ran from May 4 to May 10. ...

May 11, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 cases drop on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - There are less cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island than previously reported by government officials. The ministry of health said in a release two cases were removed from the Vancouver Isla...

May 08, 2020

Nanaimo real estate sales drop during COVID-19 shutdown while prices increase

NANAIMO - The local real estate market saw a sharp drop in properties sold in April, thanks in large part to social restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.Data from the Vancouver Island Re...

May 05, 2020 Nanaimo's real estate market continues to push ahead during COVID-19, with the average home price going up despite half the sales volume in April. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

B.C. posts lowest COVID-19 case increase since mid-March, none on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remained at 124 as the province continued to report positive testing numbers. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, announced just eight new ...

Alex Rawnsley May 05, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, announced just eight cases of COVID-19 across B.C. on Tuesday, May 5. (BC Government Flickr)

National chief calls COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan alarming

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's far north is alarming.Perry Bellegarde notes there's been a steady rise in cases mainly from in and a...

May 05, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

1 new Vancouver Island COVID-19 case; men revealed as more likely to be hospitalized

NANAIMO - New details were revealed about the COVID-19 pandemic and who is most susceptible. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed on Monday, May 4 women are more likely to get COVID-19,...

May 04, 2020 The black dotted lines indicate when physical distancing measures were put in place and the curve began to flatter. (Gov't of BC)