British Columbia Declares COVID-19 Outbreak at Long-Term Care Home

A nurse checks a passenger's body temperature as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus, COVID-19, at the Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, on March 4, 2020. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images

VANCOUVER—British Columbia declared a COVID−19 outbreak at a long-term care home in North Vancouver after two residents were diagnosed with the virus on Saturday.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the two residents were diagnosed with COVID−19 following an earlier diagnosis of a care worker at the Lynn Valley Care Centre.