Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

“Social distancing” has become the new buzzword around Victoria’s high-tech sector, according to the Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council.

With health authorities advising against large gatherings, numerous events are being cancelled or postponed. On Thursday, provincial health officer Dr.

The 2020 Times Colonist 10K run, scheduled for April 26, has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which has been held every spring for 30 years, is organized by RunSport and sponsored by the Times Colonist.

A petition being circulated at the University of Victoria calls for the campus to be closed to stop the spread of COVID-19 and “pre-emptively protect” students.

No new cases of COVID-19 reported on Vancouver Island

Clean hands? They want to see clean hands? The entire cast of Grey’s Anatomy hasn’t scrubbed up as much as you have in the past few days. Thoroughly, too, maybe even following one of those 13-pictogram charts showing proper technique.

Greater Victoria businesses are feeling the impact of the coronavirus. Anticipating quarantine, customers have been stocking up on items from toilet paper to hand sanitizer and cash.

Vancouver Island has its first presumptive case of COVID-19, a man in his 60s who recently travelled to Egypt, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Wednesday. Henry said there were seven new confirmed cases in B.C.

Health officials are advising against travelling on cruise ships because of concern over being infected by COVID-19.

Glenlyon-Norfolk School has closed both of its campuses ahead of spring break as a precaution because a member of its school community is being tested for COVID-19.