British Columbia is forbidding residents who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine from hosting anyone in their homes or attending gatherings in other people’s homes.
“If you are unvaccinated or have members of your family who are unvaccinated, we cannot have personal gatherings in those settings right now,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a press conference on Dec. 17.
latest revision to the public health orders came amid what the province says is to “address rising COVID-19 case counts and keep people safe.”
Starting Dec. 20, the new orders will limit indoor personal gatherings to the household, plus 10 outside guests or one other household, provided that all who attend, aged 12 and above, are fully vaccinated.
This also applies to personal gatherings at resorts and rental properties.
For organized events of any size, attendees will have to present their BC Vaccine Card so that the event staff can scan their QR codes to know their vaccination status before they are allowed entry.
measures, which extend until the end of January, will also impose a 50 percent capacity limit for larger venues that hold 1,000 people or more, with reinforced masking requirements, alongside the QR code scanning mandate.
All sports tournaments will be paused and organized New Year’s Eve gatherings of any size will be restricted to seated-only events with no mingling or dancing allowed.
restriction that bans restaurant patrons from moving between tables is also coming back, and the province is stressing the need to wear masks when not seated.
According to the B.C. government, the province has seen the COVID-19 case rate almost double over the past week and has recorded 135 cases of the Omicron variant.
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