B.C. set to enter step 2 of COVID-19 restart plan

Restrictions now include:

B.C. recreational travel – non-essential travel ban lifted. Out-of-province non-essential travel advisory continues;
maximum of 50 people for outdoor personal gatherings
maximum of 50 people for indoor seated organized gatherings (e.g., movie theatres, live theatre, banquet halls) with safety plans
indoor faith gatherings – a maximum of 50 people, or 10% of a place of worship’s total capacity, whichever number is greater – with safety plans
maximum of 50 spectators for outdoor sports
liquor service at restaurants, bars and pubs extended until midnight
indoor sports games (no spectators) and high-intensity fitness with safety plans

All other capacity limits and guidelines listed in Step 1 stay in place unless noted in the list above.

The earliest target start date for Step 3 is July 1, and Sept. 7 for Step 4.

BC added 277 new cases of COVID-19 in a three-day recording period over the weekend, while Northern Health added 16 cases of the virus.

Four more people died in BC due to complications related to the virus.

by Caden Fanshaw