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A province-wide initiative, the BC COVID-19 Research and Collaboration Symposium begin today.
Scientists begin virtual symposium into COVID-19
Published 4:19 PDT, Tue September 1, 2020
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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An online symposium focused on further understanding of the impacts of COVID-19, and related public health measures, launched today.
The BC COVID-19 Research and Collaboration Symposium is a virtual collaboration of BC’s academic health sciences network, involving public health, epidemiology, social science and education researchers from around the province.
“To be successful, our COVID-19 plan is about all of us doing our part—our world-leading researchers, our businesses and all of us as individuals,” Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a joint statement. “We have the tools, we have the knowledge and now we must prepare for the challenges that may lie ahead in fall with renewed commitment, new routines and proven safety precautions.”
Announcing a further 58 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, they said as we transition to the next phase of the pandemic in B.C., and prepare for the respiratory season ahead, it is time for all of us to regroup and refocus our efforts to keep the number of new cases low and slow.
“We have the knowledge and we have the tools that we can all use to be safe, no matter where we may be. Let’s use our layers of protection and make them a part of our daily routines each and every day this fall,” they said.
There are now 1,124 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 2,761 people under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 4,505 people who tested positive have recovered. Currently, 31 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19, 10 of whom are in intensive care, and there has been another death related to COVID-19, bringing that total to 209. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
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