COVID-19 update for Sept. 30: B.C. data show hospitalizations up 20 per cent from last week | Cases are up in Quebec, but health officials say too early to call wave | Health officials urge public to get vaccines

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Workers worried about safety of returning to office as potential COVID wave looms this fall

The “living with COVID” stage has seen most mask mandates dropped, self-isolation rules nixed and mandatory workplace vaccine polices rescinded. Yet as the risk of repeat infection and long COVID is better understood, some workers worry about exposure from a daily commute, travelling for conferences or working in a shared space.Ben MacLeod quit his dream job over health concerns.

The cabinet order maintaining COVID-19 border measures will not be renewed when it expires on Sept. 30.

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