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What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some cause illness in people and others cause illness in animals. Human coronaviruses are common.

I wrote in Saturday鈥檚 乌鸦传媒 about the impact that COVID-19 is having in our community 鈥� a harsh impact, one that affects all of us, even though there has only been one confirmed case of the virus on Vancouver Island.

Vancouver Island places of worship have suspended or altered weekend services and social events after health officials advised cancelling gatherings of more than 250 people. Provincial health officer Dr.

The 乌鸦传媒 and federal governments are advising against travel abroad, and are encouraging Canadians who are out of the country to return as soon as possible. 乌鸦传媒

乌鸦传媒 Ferries is reducing sailings between Victoria and Vancouver at the start of spring break because COVID-19 social-distancing measures have led to a decrease in traffic.

Jury selection has been cancelled everywhere in 乌鸦传媒 until the end of May as a result of the rapidly evolving situation with the COVID-19 virus, the Supreme Court announced Friday. In criminal cases, an accused can elect to be tried by judge alone.

The impact of the coronavirus, COVID-19, is unprecedented in my lifetime.

They say if you stay in the news business long enough, you鈥檒l see everything. Perhaps that鈥檚 true. I鈥檝e covered the arts in Victoria since 1988. That鈥檚 32 years, a long time. But never have I seen anything affect the local scene like COVID-19.

Greater Victoria grocery stores were caught off guard this week by the volume of customers and their desire to stock up on essentials, and not-so-essentials, as fear over the COVID-19 outbreak spread.

A 乌鸦传媒 retail consultant expects people to increasingly buy groceries online, eat at home more often, and postpone non-essential shopping now that health officials are encouraging 鈥渟ocial distancing鈥� to combat COVID-19.