COVID-19

What happens when economic development brings people to an area with severely insufficient healthcare infrastructure?

Experts say rapid antigen tests are emerging as an important tool as Canada's pandemic strategy shifts from public health vigilance to an emphasis on personal responsibility. But they warn that rapid test results should be read with caution because of limitations on diagnostic accuracy and precision.

The choir members spread message of self-care in trying times.

The British Columbia Psychological Association has proposed a program to the province that would see psychologists placed directly in primary care settings.

Those eligible include residents of personal care homes and in congregate settings, such as supportive housing and assisted living facilities.

Doctors, nurses and other health workers have reduced their hours and left the industry in droves, their professional associations say, but there is no national plan to figure out exactly how many have been lost or how to replace them.

The committee says governments should prioritize people over the age of 80 and people living in long-term care.