COVID-19 Update for Patients

A new coronavirus is the cause of an outbreak of respiratory infection, now known as COVID-19. The number of cases worldwide is changing quickly. B.C. has confirmed cases of coronavirus. Find information about the virus, how to protect yourself, your family, and your community.

Latest updates on the covid-19

If you have any of the symptoms please do not come to the clinic: call or email to alert that you need a virtual visit first, after your physician decides on further management you may be able to come in person!
http://www.vch.ca/covid-19/about-covid-19/symptoms
 

What you need to know:

Update on COVID-19
Self-isolation
Testing
COVID-19 Vaccine
Additional info on covid-19 from BC Center for Disease Control

 

Supporting documents to print

 

What you need to know about safety and efficacy

Common questions about the vaccine, who gets it and when

8 myths and facts about the vaccine

Five questions about the COVID-19 vaccine

#KeepGoingBC – There’s light at the end of the tunnel

Below you can find more information about COVID-19, including symptoms, health precautions, travel precautions, and regular updates on the situation in Canada.

Visit the Vancouver Coastal health: http://www.vch.ca/about-us/news/vancouver-coastal-health-statement-on-coronavirus

BC COVID-19 Support App
The BC Government has launched a COVID-19 support App to help provide residents with the latest information on the ongoing pandemic. The app can be downloaded through the Apple Store or Google Play and is also available as a website online here.

Besides acting as a platform for posting information and alerts, the app also features the B.C. government’s COVID-19 self-assessment tool that can help residents decide if they need to seek coronavirus testing.

Government of Canada information:

  1. About Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/being-prepared.html#a2
  2. Travel advice: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/latest-travel-health-advice.html
  3. Community-based measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/public-health-measures-mitigate-covid-19.html
  4. New province-wide public directory that helps people connect to care shares COVID-19 Patient Resources: https://pathwaysmedicalcare.ca/covid-flu