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Henry’s order was issued March 26. On March 28, Bell said when it became clear Fraser Health was still allowing care aides to move between facilities, Harrison Pointe put in place a full, private nursing team to start “cluster care,” with care aides stationed at the facility.

Until the crisis is over, Harrison Pointe will be absorbing the cost.

“We’ve got no COVID-19 cases and we are trying to keep everybody safe,” said Bell.

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Bell provided Postmedia News with a notice dated April 9 from Fraser Health CEO Victoria Lee that said: “As of April 8, there are no restrictions in terms of the number of facilities you can work at unless it is an outbreak facility.”

On April 10, Henry updated her order and said that regional health boards must establish a working group for the purpose of making recommendations to the medical health officer about the assignment of staff to work at a single site, and that medical health officers may make an exemption to the one-site rule.

Henry said Tuesday: “We do expect compliance across the province, some areas of the province are ahead of others and there has been some exceptions made in the short term. Fraser Health is working on this and will be in compliance and there is not, as far as I’m aware, a blanket exception within Fraser Health.”

Henry didn’t provide a timeline for compliance.

“It will happen, and it is complicated and much more complicated in the Lower Mainland where you are dealing with two quite large health authorities that have a number of facilities,” she said.