Browns Socialhouse in Kamloops temporarily closed because of COVID-19 - radionl.com

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A Kamloops restaurant has temporarily closed its doors because of COVID-19.

In a post online, Browns Socialhouse says the closure is “in the best interest of our guest and staff health and safety.”

“We are working closely with the Interior Health Authority and will update you when we will be re-opening,” the statement said. “These are extremely difficult and unprecedented times, but we stand strong and are determined to be a thriving business in the Kamloops and surrounding region community.”

As this time, there is no indication who might have tested positive for the virus at the restaurant or if there was transmission reported there. The exposure is not yet listed on Interior Health’s public exposure list.

Health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated as most new cases are in people who are not vaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated.

For now, a COVID-19 outbreak remains in the Central Okanagan – which includes Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, and Peachland and other nearby communities – because of a recent spike in cases. Masks are mandatory there, while people are also being told not to travel to those communities, especially if they’re not yet fully vaccinated.

Several restaurants in the Kelowna-area have been forced to temporarily close in the past few weeks because of positive COVID-19 tests.

Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has so for said vaccines are not mandatory for people to attend events or travel, but she’s also in support of groups and businesses that make it mandatory.

“We do recommend people take precautions, but we’re not, at this point, going to be requiring people [to be immunized],” Henry said. “There are some businesses and some groups making requirements that I think are perfectly valid for their own situations, where they have required that only people who are immunized are allowed to attend.”

“We’ve talked about not having vaccine passports for things like having access to public services, but there are some things that are not essential services, where it is important that only immunized people get together. Especially if it’s in a situation where we have more of the virus transmitted, and in settings like indoor crowded settings.”

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