'We are not quite there': B.C. still not ready to ease restrictions, health officials say
Rising COVID-19 case numbers and an increasing test-positivity rate have quashed any hope of B.C. easing province-wide restrictions at the end of February.

Rising COVID-19 case numbers and an increasing test-positivity rate have quashed any hope of B.C. easing province-wide restrictions at the end of February.
Some positive COVID-19 cases have now been identified in connection with a couple of schools in the Fraser Health region that had an exposure to a more transmissible variant of the virus.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music has suspended pianist and faculty member John Stetch from accessing school facilities after video surfaced of what appeared to be a social gathering that violates B.C. public health orders.
In response to a question about the many protests and threats of violence she has seen from people who reject the science behind the COVID-19 pandemic and British Columbia's response to it, Henry responded kindly and calmly to those who would threaten her safety.
The latest map of COVID-19 cases in B.C. is a lot more lightly coloured than previous iterations, indicating fewer hotspots with high levels of per-capita infections.
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Health officials in B.C. say another 395 cases of COVID-19 in B.C. have been recorded in the province, along with 10 more deaths related to the disease.
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