In what is perhaps the greatest sign that the pandemic is nearly behind B.C., it was announced Tuesday that regular COVID-19 briefings are being discontinued.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said starting next week, the provincial government will “have new ways to distribute, in a timely way to media, appropriate information about COVID-19.”
The briefings, delivered multiple times a week for the past 18 months, have turned provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry into a household name.
“We’ve been briefing here mostly in Victoria and around B.C. since January 2020 on the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dix said, noting that he and Henry will still be "around" to answer questions.
“The person people have listened to, in what have been really difficult times, has been Dr. Henry, who works every day, and who has I’ve said before expresses compassion at this podium and in everything she does.”
Dix went on to heap praise upon Henry and the entire public health team for their handling of the pandemic.
The province announced Tuesday that it would be lifting many COVID-19 restrictions as it moves to Stage 3 on July 1.
End of an era: COVID-19 briefings discontinued in B.C. - BC News - Castanet.net
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