The B.C. government is set to unveil plans Wednesday morning on how elective and non-essential surgeries that had been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be re-booked, starting this month.
Premier John Horgan and Health Minister Adrian Dix are set to outline plans to clear the backlog after thousands of surgeries were put on hold to free up hospital beds in case of a surge in COVID-19 patients.
The news conference will be live on our website, the Global BC Facebook page and on BC1 at 10:30 a.m. On Wednesday, provincial health officer Dr.
Bonnie Henry announced 23 new cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus and three new deaths. However, the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care dropped to 19 — the first time it’s