Interior Health has announced that fitness centres, gyms and yoga studios will re-open on May 19.
On April 2 the region’s medical health officer ordered all of these facilities closed due to the pandemic. But in accordance with B.C.’s Restart Plan, that order will be lifted next Tuesday.
These fitness centres can only re-open as long as they can meet requirements to protect staff and clients against the spread of COVID-19.
Any facility wishing to resume operation must develop a plan based on measures laid out by the Provincial Health Office.
Guidance for facility operators and the public related to gyms and other fitness facilities is available on the Interior Health website at www.interiorhealth.ca. Additional guidance for facility operators will come from WorkSafeBC.
Members of the public with further questions may call the non-medical COVID-19 phone line at 1-888-268-4319.
