Hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 downtown on Halloween night despite calls from B.C.91裸聊视频檚 top doctor to avoid parties.
Videos posted to social media show large groups of people, some wearing masks but many not, and no social distancing, on the Granville strip in the city91裸聊视频檚 downtown. People appear to be dancing on cars, in the streets and generally not following COVID-19 rules or recommendations. The Granville strip is home to many bars and restaurants that would have shut down at 11 p.m. unless they had a full food menu, having stopped serving alcohol at 10 p.m. per provincial COVID rules.
The partying carried on in the streets despite provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry91裸聊视频檚 warnings last week. Her warning came during a week where daily cases have exceed 200. Total cases are now at 14,381, with 2,390 active as of Friday (Oct. 30). The death toll from the pandemic has reached 263 in B.C.
91裸聊视频淭his Halloween weekend, we need to celebrate in new ways. We need to keep our groups small 91裸聊视频� in our homes and on the streets,91裸聊视频� Henry said during a Thursday (Oct. 29) press conference where she announced 234 new cases and one death, an elderly woman who had caught the virus at child91裸聊视频檚 birthday party.
Vancouver police Const. Jason Doucette told Black Press Media Sunday (Nov. 1) morning that while police did not yet have a full count of tickets given out, they had extra officers deployed in the area.
91裸聊视频淲e are disappointed that party-goers did not listen to the advice of our public health officer and chose to gather in large crowds along the Granville Mall,91裸聊视频� Doucette said.
The majority of crowds were peaceful, and no injuries were reported, but people who 91裸聊视频渁cted out91裸聊视频� were removed from the area.
91裸聊视频淥ur response has to be reasonable and proportionate to what were faced with at the time,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淒ue to a number of factors on Halloween night, physically attempting to disperse the alcohol-fuelled crowd or issue tickets wasn91裸聊视频檛 appropriate.91裸聊视频�
Doucette said there were a 91裸聊视频渘umber of arrests91裸聊视频� for offences such as causing a disturbance.
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