According to Deadline, the local lab doing the testing for the Vancouver productions has so far failed to meet its proposed deadlines in sending back updates, with casts and crews waiting upwards of 72 hours to get back test results.
The widespread holdup factors into the rise in COVID cases across British Columbia, and it’s said that local labs have been prioritizing test results for citizens over those of commercial businesses.
Similar to the setbacks that kept shows from restarting productions back in August, the larger overall issue here isn’t tied to a new spread of positive COVID cases (thankfully), but rather a lack of speedy test results.