More COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted by spring break in B.C.

British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she’s optimistic the province could see more COVID-19 restrictions lifted this month before spring break.

Doctor Bonnie Henry says a decline in hospitalizations, immunity from vaccination and the availability of at-home rapid tests point the way forward to normal activities like high school graduations.

But she says not everyone will be ready or able to leave behind some pandemic measures like masks — so it’s important for people to be respectful of those who are immunocompromised or elderly because they’re still at risk of infection.

She says businesses and workplaces will have to take responsibility for requiring some measures like vaccine passports, and it’s important to move slowly through a time of transition.