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Pharmacies in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ have been overwhelmed since Monday, when the health minister announced that pharmacists will be able to refill prescriptions without an additional doctor’s note.

Not all health-care workers are required to self-isolate after returning from international travel, which has some people concerned about the risk of spreading COVID-19 to patients and other health-care professionals.

Jill Walgren grew up in Victoria and attended the University of Victoria, but since late 2002, she has been working as a teacher in Hong Kong, where residents got a seven-week jump in the battle against COVID-19.

At most of the decision points so far in the crisis, governments started in the relatively moderate range of options. Every time they did that, they adjusted to the extreme level quite quickly.

Cool Aid is no longer taking donations of any goods, including clothing or food, in a bid to reduce the chance of transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transit agencies across ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, including ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Transit in Victoria, have adjusted operations to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Dyck, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

Federal economic measures introduced Wednesday were encouraging, but are only a start, says the chief executive of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, who says she’s waiting for the province to do its part.

Students living in residence at post-secondary institutions across ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — including about 2,000 at the University of Victoria — have been asked to move out of their dorms in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Cash? No thanks. Some businesses are asking customers to keep their cash in their pockets and use credit or debit cards or online payment instead to reduce contact in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

Masses at Catholic churches have been cancelled until further notice. Churches will still be open to the public at certain times, but protocols will vary, said Bishop Gary Gordon of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria.