Tag Archives: Health
Three more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - The province has provided another update as to the number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island and the province as a whole.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced three new cas...
Mar 28, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island and B.C. on Saturday, March 28. (File Photo/Government of B.C.)
'There isn't a road map:' maintaining mental health through COVID-19
NANAIMO - The on-going COVID-19 crisis is proving stressful on many levels and straining the mental health for those dealing with the pandemic.Terms like social distancing and self isolation became mo...
Mar 28, 2020 Keeping watch on your health and wellness and staying calm for others are key in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. When coping becomes difficult there are local resources to help. (Systweak)
5 new COVID-19 cases confirmed for Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has once again risen by five. The new cases announced Friday afternoon brings the total to 57 on the Island. This is the second day...
Mar 27, 2020 The number of COVID-19 cases is steadily increasing in B.C. but provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry expressed cautious optimism about the state of the pandemic. (BC CDC)
Rate of COVID-19 increases slowing in B.C.
NANAIMO - New modelling data from B.C.'s provincial health officer portrayed a sense of optimism in the fight to flatten the COVID-19 curve. During a Friday morning briefing from Victoria, Dr. Bonnie ...
Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island surpass 50, nearly 200 recovered across B.C.
NANAIMO - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has exceeded 50. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced five new cases, bringing the total to 52. There are now 725 c...
Mar 26, 2020 Dr. Henry was pleased to announce no new deaths from COVID-19 in B.C. as of Thursday, March 26. (Gov't of B.C.)
'A death sentence:' Advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in jails, prisons
Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. "What we have is people...
Mar 26, 2020
Former Nanaimo resident in Spain makes impassioned COVID-19 plea to Canadians
NANAIMO - When COVID-19 cases started regularly showing up in Europe in early February, Michelle Lorusso wasn't overly concerned. The former Nanaimo resident, now in her fifth year living in Spain, sa...
Mar 26, 2020 The streets are quiet in Pamplona, Spain, beneath the apartment of Michelle Lorusso. COVID-19 is an increasing concern in the northern Spain city of 250,000 near the France border. (Michelle Lorusso)
Nanaimo blood donation clinics fill up as residents take message to heart
NANAIMO - The message "It's in you to give" is being heard loud and clear by people living in the Nanaimo area.All three blood donation clinics scheduled for March 31, April 1 and 2 in Nanaimo are nea...
Mar 25, 2020 Blood donation clinics in Nanaimo are fully booked for later in March. (submitted/Canadian Blood Services)
Vancouver Island COVID-19 cases hit 44 as number of recovered cases jumps
NANAIMO - The number of people on Vancouver Island who've contracted COVID-19 continues to steadily rise. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, in her daily press conference, said five new cases...
Mar 24, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry announcing the number of people who's recovered from COVID-19 has jumped dramatically in recent days. (BC Government)
Community spread of COVID-19 within Canada now rising
OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says overall in Canada, an equal number of Canadians who have tested positive for COVID-19 contracted the virus from travel and from tran...
Mar 24, 2020