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Merritt and area residents are advised that the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed today from 5:30 p.m. until 8 a.m. tomorrow, Jan. 12 due to unforeseen limited physician availability.

Residents are advised that COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are temporarily unavailable at the IH Community Collection Centres in Kelowna and West Kelowna.

Clearwater and area residents are advised that the emergency department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital is closed tonight due to limited staffing availability and inclement weather. Lab services will not be available during the emergency department closure.

Blue River and area residents are advised that the Blue River Health Centre will be closed Dec. 30 and 31 due to limited staffing availability.

As COVID-19 activity increases across B.C., guidance for when to get a COVID-19 test has been updated.

As COVID-19 cases increase in other areas of British Columbia, Interior Health is advising residents in the Interior Region to expect a similar increase in cases in their communities, and urging to take steps to minimize their risk to COVID-19.

Since launching earlier this fall, B.C.’s COVID-19 booster dose campaign has seen nearly 800,000 shots delivered into the arms of people across the province. We have moved more quickly and accelerated our efforts in Interior Health to make booster shots available: in particular, for those over 65 and whose health conditions or other factors put them at greater risk of illness.

Interior Health is seeking qualified health-care workers to provide COVID-19 immunizations and to provide support at immunization clinics throughout the region and are encouraged to reach out to Interior Health by visiting: ihimmunizers.myhealthinfo.ca

Interior Health is pleased to announce the largest phase of its emergency department renovation at Penticton Regional Hospital is now complete and the full department is open to people needing emergency care in Penticton and the South Okanagan Similkameen.