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Businesses making re-opening safety plans should keep public health advice and guidelines in mind.
Case count low as businesses re-open
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Provincial health officials today warned business owners that there are many restrictions they must follow when re-opening.
A posted COVID-19 WorkSafeBC safety plan is an indicator that a business has done its homework, said Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. But an effective plan uses multiple layers of protection for both employees and customers, incorporating things like barriers for safe physical distancing, one-way pathways, employee training or non-medical cloth masks.
Businesses considering COVID-19 testing and screening should keep in mind that testing doesn’t replace the many steps required for safety. While it can be useful in contact tracing, it may also be unreliable for those who are asymptomatic.
Someone who is negative one day may be positive the next, which is why testing alone does not insulate a business from COVID-19. A reliable test and accredited diagnostic facility, and co-ordination with local public health teams, are also a necessity if testing is included in a safety plan.
In their update today, Henry and Dix also announced four new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 2,601 cases in British Columbia.
There were no new COVID-19 related deaths today, and no new health-care outbreaks. Five outbreaks have now been declared over, including at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Amica Edgemont Village, Royal Arch Masonic Home, Chartwell Willow Retirement Community and the Eden Care Centre. In total, eight long-term care or assisted-living facilities continue to have active outbreaks.
There were two new community outbreaks within office environments in the Fraser Health region. Public health teams are on site actively investigating and contact tracing.
Public health teams also continue to provide support for community outbreaks at federal corrections facilities, the processing facilities in the poultry sector and for individuals connected to the Kearl Lake plant in Alberta.
For the latest medical updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and testing, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/ or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.
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