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Interior Health is planning the repatriation of care home residents, acute care patients and community health clients evacuated due to wildfire threats throughout the region.

Interior Health recently discovered doses of COVID-19 vaccine stored in an incorrect freezer and considered invalid.

Ashcroft and area residents are advised that due to limited staffing availability, the emergency department (ED) at the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre will be closed nights from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Aug. 20, 21 and 22.

Interior Health (IH) is introducing new public health orders covering the entire Interior Health region to manage COVID-19 activity.

Clearwater and area residents are advised that the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital emergency department will be closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. from Aug. 18 to Aug. 22 due to limited staffing availability.

Due to increasing wildfire activity, Interior Health has deployed a number of measures to ensure the safe continuity of care for care home residents, community health clients and acute care patients throughout the region.

Interior Health is responding to wildfire threats near the community of 100 Mile House.

Interior Health is closely monitoring the McKay Creek wildfire near Lillooet and related evacuation orders and alerts.

Interior Health (IH) continues to monitor the growth of the White Rock Lake fire and the evacuation alerts and orders throughout the North Okanagan.