bc Record high 165 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in B.C. 1 more person has died and 2 new outbreaks have been declared in Lower Mainland hospitals. A record number of new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in B.C. on Thursday, and two new outbreaks have been declared in hospitals in the Lower Mainland. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 165 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus during Thursday's briefing, as well as one additional death. There are new outbreaks at Delta Hospital and the rehab unit at Peace Arch Hospital, bringing the total number of active outbreaks in the health-care system to 15. Henry appealed to members of the public to stick to gatherings with six or fewer people and to keep those groups of six consistent. She also addressed new restrictions that have closed nightclubs and banned service of alcohol after 10 p.m., calling them necessary to slow transmission of the disease. eu WHO sees ‘alarming rates of transmission’ of coronavirus in Europe, tells states not to shorten quarantine periods The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned of “alarming rates of transmission” of Covid-19 across Europe, saying that countries should not shorten quarantine periods. The European chapter of the WHO said that the September case numbers “should serve as a wake-up call for all of us.” These numbers reflect more comprehensive testing, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said. But it also shows “alarming rates of transmission across the region,” he told reporters. The organization said it is also concerned about countries which decided to shorten quarantine requirements.

ont What we know about Ontario's September surge in COVID-19 infections - new case numbers are rising steeply and public health officials can't trace where many got infected A high proportion of the new cases don't have any epidemiological link, meaning the coronavirus is spreading in the community. And, more than half of Ontario's active confirmed cases of COVID-19 are in just two public health units, Toronto and Peel Region.