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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 | Volume 34 No. 21
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THE REOPENING OF B.C. BEGINS NOW SEAN BRADY
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B.C. has unveiled its restart plan, with four steps creating a path back to a society unhindered by COVID-19. The plan was revealed on Tuesday by Premier John Horgan, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon. The plan spans four steps, with the last starting on
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Sept. 7 at the earliest. Each step has criteria that must be met in order for certain restrictions to be lifted. Although dates are attached to each step, Horgan emphasized that those aren’t the only milestones. “It’s not just about the dates, it’s also about the data,” Horgan said. At the end of it, B.C. can look forward to normal social contact, big events like concerts, recreational travel across the country, sports with crowds and
reopened workplaces. Henry provided a rationale for beginning the restart plan, noting lowered new case counts, declining hospitalizations and more shots in arms. Currently, more than 60 per cent of those 18 and older in B.C. have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. B.C.’s seven-day average for new cases has dropped to 384 (as of May 23) from a peak of 1,135 on April 12. Hospitalizations have also come down, from a seven-day
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average of 505 on May 2 to 353 people in beds on May 23. Henry also factored in B.C.’s steady supply of vaccine and said by the end of May, B.C. will have received move than onemillion doses of Pfizer alone. STEP 1: MAY 25 Outdoor gatherings up to 10 people are now allowed and indoor gatherings can take place with up to five people or one household. Indoor seated and organized gatherings can occur with up to
10 people and outdoor seated and organized gatherings can have up to 50 people. Travel remains zone-based during the first step and nonessential travel between zones is still prohibited. But recreational travel within zones is allowed. In sports, B.C. sees the return of low-intensity indoor fitness classes and outdoor local team sports for all ages, but without spectators. See NORMALCY, A6 TAKE DELIVERY BY JUNE 30TH
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