B.C.’s seniors advocate is set to announce more supports for the province’s elderly and their care workers during the novel coronavirus pandemic Sunday afternoon.
Isobel Mackenzie will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m., which you can watch live here and on BC1. Over 20 long-term care homes have seen outbreaks of COVID-19 since the pandemic reached B.C.
in early February. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Saturday that 11 of those outbreaks have now been resolved.
The majority of the 100 deaths from the disease so far in B.C. have been linked to seniors’ care facilities. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Workers in those facilities also account for most of the cases under the age of