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B.C.'s public health officer urges businesses to ensure proper measures in place
BY , Oct 9, 2020 12:31 AM - REPORT AN ERROR
(File) -British Columbia's Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry giving her views during a press conference. - The Canadian Press
British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging businesses to ensure they are in compliance with health and safety standards to protect employees from COVID-19.
Dr. Bonnie Henry says public health teams would provide guidance if a worker contracts the illness but it's up to businesses to make it easy for anyone who is unwell to stay away.
Dr. Henry says employees should be screened daily, tracked for where they're working and who they're with, and meet virtually as much as possible.
She says businesses should contact WorkSafeBC with any concerns about what is expected of them and get guidance from the BC Centre for Disease Control website.
Dr. Henry reported 110 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 10,066 cases and one more death, amounting to 245 fatalities from the illness.
Fourteen long-term care homes and three acute-care facilities are currently experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.
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