Virtual choir a welcome respite for B.C. doctors

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Dr. Carolyn Shiau is a member of Phoenix Chamber Choir, which has gone viral with pandemic-themed song parodies and is now working to help other groups relieve COVID-19 stress by making music together.

A still image shows a virtual performance of 'Coronavirus Rhapsody.' VANCOUVER -- In March and early April, as the COVID-19 pandemic was accelerating in British Columbia, the tension in local hospitals was palpable.

Around the same time, as physical distancing restrictions, school and business closures and other measures aimed at slowing the spread of the virus came into effect, one of Shiau's main venues for stress relief - membership in Phoenix Chamber Choir - shut down. "It originally started as a fun project because we had to cancel the rest of our season," Shiau said.

"I think it was just topical and it kind of struck a chord with people," Shiau said. "As soon as people saw the first one, they wanted to do a second one."

 

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Ya according bc stats the numbers have dropped off so much that the govt is now reporting twice a week.. and a 168 deaths and 6 in icu according to link. How do the drs have time to listen? How do you call yourselves journalists?

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