Gyms, fitness clubs and yoga studios are not part of the next phase of B.C.’s re-opening plan when restrictions start easing on May 19.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the province has seen the transmission of COVID-19 in gyms in B.C. and many facilities are not able to meet the physical distancing requirement. “I don’t see gyms being in the first or second phase,” Henry said Friday. “We’re probably looking at the third phase if things continue to go as well as they have in terms of numbers of cases.
Because again, there will be restrictions. Numbers of people, depending on the size of the facility, your ability to clean, not congregating in the washrooms or changing areas.” The province is currently in the first phase of