Interior Health Forcing Closure of Gyms and Training Facilities

Interior Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer has called for the immediate closure of fitness centres, gyms, yoga studios, and personal training facilities.

The immediate closure is now in effect, and all impacted establishments, whether indoor or outdoor, must close their doors as of Thursday, April 2, 2020.

“The Chief MHO has determined that gatherings of people at these facilities constitute close personal contact, which promotes the transmission and increased spread of COVID-19,” said Interior Health. “Fitness centres and gyms are encouraged to adopt virtual training and support as an alternative to gatherings at facilities.”

The order from Interior Health’s Chief MHO expires on May 30, 2020. However, the order is subject to cancellation, revision, or extension by the Chief Medical Health Officer.

More: Interior Health COVID-19 (IH)

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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