A number of television productions have been paused just as they were ramping back up in Vancouver due to a backlog in COVID-19 testing, CBC has confirmed. To prepare for the fall increase in transmission, the province recently announced investments to increase testing capacity to 20,000 tests a day. That's a problem in the Lower Mainland, where the main accredited diagnostic testing lab — LifeLabs — is becoming overwhelmed as ministry-contracted COVID-19 testing increases. "We understand there are challenges with testing capacity and parties are working to manage the volume. that administer testing: LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services, B.C.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2020 00:56 UTC