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Obsolete COVID-19 information continues to circulate in Okanagan – Sicamous Eagle Valley News
Province now recommends use of non-medical face masks to slow spread of COVID-19
The B.C. government says a COVID-19 fact sheet, downplaying the effectiveness of a mask in keeping oneself safe from viral infection, is outdated.
This comes after the one-page fact sheet, bearing the logos of the provincial ministry of health and the BC Centre for Disease Control, circulated social media in the South Okanagan.
A copy was recently received at the Summerland Review.
The sheet, titled Coronavirus Protection, lists seven suggestions in point form.
The first six are items which …
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