News and updates from our medical health office.
View the Population and Public Health report: Impacts of extreme heat events on emergency department visits and deaths in Fraser Health, 2021. Published on March 25, 2022.
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March 23, 2020New change in self-isolation, return-to-work, and testing guidelines for novel coronavirus. Please follow the guidance below.
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March 16, 2020New change in testing guidance for suspect cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Please follow the testing guidance below.
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March 13, 2020We are soon transitioning to new testing guidance. Until we receive official direction, please follow the testing guidance below:
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March 04, 2020As the epidemiology of COVID-19 changes, the affected areas will change. As of March 4, 2020, affected areas are: China, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Italy, Singapore, and South Korea.
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February 24, 2020Fraser Health has identified the first cases of COVID-19 in the region. The first case is a woman in her 30s residing in the Fraser Health region who travelled to Iran, and the second case – a male in his 40s - is a close contact of the first case.
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February 11, 2020We continue to work closely with our provincial and federal partners to respond to the evolving novel coronavirus situation.