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BC Just Completely Banned Gatherings Of Any Size In Two Main Regions

BREAKING: Vancouver is part of one of the regions.
BC Just Completely Banned Gatherings Of Any Size In Two Main Regions
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Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix addressed the public on Saturday, November 7 to provide a B.C. COVID-19 update. 

They confirmed 589 new cases and Dr. Henry said the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions require special attention. As such, new health orders were announced in the two regions.

As of now, social gatherings are banned altogether apart from family. She also called off indoor group fitness classes, among other things. 

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When faced with the gathering storm clouds of increased exposures and transmission in a particular sector, we step up inspections to identify gaps and, at times, increase the safety measures that are required. Bonnie Henry

The new orders kick off immediately and will last until November 23. 

In addition, the officials also said that travel must be limited to only essential travel within the affected regions. 

According to government data, B.C. has 3,741 active cases. 

While the two regions are small in comparison to the rest of the province, they do encompass big cities like Vancouver and Surrey. 

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    Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

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