A Long Weekend Rave In BC Just Got Warned Of A COVID-19 Exposure
If you've been raving recently in B.C., you better pay attention. The Fraser Health Authority has issued an alert about COVID-19 exposure at a Surrey rave. The event took place over the long weekend between Friday, July 31 and Sunday, August 2.
According to Fraser Health's exposure alert, the party was called "Royal Jerk Spot Weekend Summer Fest Day and Night Rave."
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It was endorsed and hosted by Royal Beauty Supply at their location at 13553 105A Avenue. Per the business's Facebook page, they are a beauty supply shop as well as a hair salon.
Narcity reached out to the owner of the shop but they declined to give their name.
Anyone who attended the rave between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on both nights on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1 is being cautioned for COVID-19 risk.
Another COVID-19 exposure alert has been issued a Hookah Lounge at 10609 King George Hwy. The hookah bar wasn't identified by Fraser Health.
If you look up both the locations on Google Maps, you'll see that they're only two minutes away from each other.
Safe to say some major COVID-19 exposure took place at both the venues over the August long weekend.
The times of exposure for the Hookah bar are 23:59 p.m. until 4:00 a.m., between Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1, and 23:59 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. between Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2.
"There is no known risk to anyone who attended any listed locations outside of the specified dates and times," reads the announcement.
If you were at either of the locations in the times mentioned in the alert, you need to monitor your symptoms.
If you're able to remain healthy and do not develop any of the COVID-19 symptoms, then don't worry about self-isolation and keep carrying on with your daily activities as per usual.
The possible COVID-19 exposures at both the venues are believed to be "low risk" by Fraser Health but they've posted the alert out of an abundance of caution.
Exposure alerts have been sent out for many hotspots around Metro Vancouver.
On top of the handful of flights that have been flagged for COVID-19 cases, three of Vancouver's bars have also been singled out for COVID-19 exposure recently.