Interior Health Authority 2020

Interior Health expanding COVID-19 testing
Anyone with cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, can now be tested…

Lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in a month
Only 14 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed yesterday, April 16, according to a report…

Long-term care homes in Interior Health region face staffing shortages under new COVID-19 order
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s order that workers in long-term care homes can only…

Is there a bed for you if you get really sick with COVID-19 in the Okanagan or Kamloops?
With the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 still climbing, Interior Health is doing its…

Interior Health fines North Okanagan gym for violating COVID-19 order to close
When Interior Health says it wants a business closed immediately during the COVID-19 pandemic it’s…

Dozens of complaints made in Kelowna for violations of pandemic orders
Kelowna RCMP and bylaw officers have fielded about 100 calls over the past nine days…

Essential visits only at all Interior Health facilities
Only essential visitors are being allowed at Interior Health sites, effective immediately. "This decision supports…

Coronavirus could be influencing Interior Health flu season stats
The COVID-19 novel coronavirus is capturing headlines both locally and around the world and knowledge…

Impark collects 460K in parking fines at Interior Health hospitals
More than 19,000 parking tickets were issued at Interior Health facilities in the 2018/2019 fiscal…

Interior Health issues Kamloops drug alert for fentanyl-laced crystal meth
Two samples of crystal meth sold in Kamloops have tested positive for fentanyl, prompting a…