British Columbia health officials are scheduled to provide their latest update on the province’s novel coronavirus response at 3 p.m.
PT. Global News will stream the briefing live here, on our Facebook page and carry it on BC1. Earlier Thursday, B.C.’s labour minister said WorkSafeBC will conduct random workplace inspections to ensure businesses are adhering to COVID-19 safety measures as the province reopens.
As of Wednesday, B.C. had recorded 149 deaths from COVID-19 and 2,467 total cases among patients — more than 81 per cent of whom have recovered.