Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Transforming from a typical classroom setting to online teaching has gone better than expected for Camosun College nursing instructor Hannah Ashwood-Smith.

Individuals and businesses are coming up with free or low-cost housing options, from RVs to discounted hotel rooms, for medical personnel and first responders who need to self-quarantine after treating patients potentially infected with COVID-19.

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says there’s “zero chance” any of the COVID-19 orders now in place will change by the end of April. “What it looks like in May or June or July is harder to say.

Gestures of thanks are popping up around town for health-care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It could be a while before Island lacrosse fans hear that familiar squeak of sneakers on the concrete floors of arenas.

Victoria police have arrested two men and recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property after an investigation of an Airbnb scam involving a guest claiming to have COVID-19.

A message from the Times Colonist Circulation Director In recent days we have had several calls and emails expressing concern that copies of the Times Colonist might be contaminated with the COVID-19 virus.

Funeral homes are increasingly promoting live-streamed memorial services for families grieving a loss during the COVID-19 crisis in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.

A detailed plan was explained last week about how the entire hospital system is being reorganized on the fly to cope if a surge of pandemic cases arrives. It’s a sharp contrast to the B.C.

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