Feb 19, 2020

On Feb. 19, the Minister of Health and the Provincial Health Officer issued a joint statement announcing that the first B.C. resident has recovered from COVID-19. For more information, please see joint statement: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020HLTH0039-000294.

Please note provincial recommendations on travel-related, self isolation:

• The Provincial Health Officer is advising people who have been to Hubei province in the last 14 days, or who have been in contact with someone who has, to call public health officials and self-isolate for 14 days.
• The Provincial Health Officer is also advising that anyone who is concerned they may have been exposed to, or are experiencing symptoms of, the coronavirus should contact their primary care provider, local public health office or call 811. Translation services for 811 are available in more than 130 languages.
  

Useful Links

• Feb. 14 joint statement from the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer:  https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020HLTH0036-000284
• Feb. 6 joint statement from the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020HLTH0025-000236
• Feb. 4 joint statement from the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020HLTH0023-000222
• Feb. 3 joint statement from the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer - https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020HLTH0020-000210
• Ministry of Health response plans - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/current-health-topics/pandemic-influenza
• Novel Coronavirus Q&A from HealthLinkBC: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/coronavirus
• BC Centre for Disease Control: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/coronavirus-(novel)
• Government of Canada - Novel Coronavirus in China Travel Health Notice: https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/travel-health-notices/210
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