The 麻豆精选 COVID-19 cluster was identified through contact tracing back to private parties held at two separate resorts, Health Minister Adrian Dix confirmed Monday.
On Saturday, Interior Health announced potential exposure at Discovery Bay Resort (1088 Sunset Dr., 麻豆精选) from July 1 to 5 and Boyce Gyro Beach Lodge (3591 Lakeshore Rd., 麻豆精选) on July 1.
Cases identified in both Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health were traced back to those parties, Dix said, and it was learned that at least one of those individuals visited the downtown Cactus Club and PACE Spin Studio. An advisory issued on Sunday, July 12, suggests patrons of either of those businesses self-monitor for symptoms.
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鈥淭his is the work, almost the detective work, of public health,鈥� Dix said during a press conference with Interior Health officials on July 13.
Dix gave credit to 麻豆精选 businesses which he said have been doing a very good job in keeping tourists and residents safe.
鈥淏ut when people come together for private parties 鈥� in this case, it鈥檚 largely people in their 20s and 30s 鈥� the risks are considerably higher,鈥� he said.
鈥淭hey tend to be in enclosed spaces. They tend to involve people coming from different places, different walks of life, who may not know each other at all and the risks of those kinds of events are higher. It鈥檚 why we have limits on the overall sizes of gatherings, organized gatherings, but people I think have to show good judgement with respect to events.鈥�
Dix said travelling is okay, but to show as much respect to the city you鈥檙e in as you do to your home community.
鈥淲e can do things out in the world but we have to be conscious of physical distancing.鈥�
When asked if the resorts should have taken further precautions, Dix again reiterated the importance of personal responsibility for one鈥檚 own decision making.
鈥淵ou have obligations too, you have responsibilities too. and if you鈥檙e going to go and accept an invitation to such an event you have to keep the risks of that in mind,鈥� he said.
鈥淲e have got to live with COVID-19 for the next year, so that means the responsibility is on all of us, I think.鈥�
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