Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he believes the province has reached and surpassed the peak of the fifth wave of COVID-19. “There are some hopeful signs but also need for caution,” Kenney said Thursday afternoon. However, the premier also noted that while the infections may have peaked, hospitalizations are expected to continue to increase for […]
Alberta has announced new public health measures to fight the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Starting at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 24 venues with a capacity over 1000 that are participating in the Restrictions Exemption Program will be reduced to 50 per cent capacity. There will also be no food or drink consumption in seated […]
Alberta’s chief public health officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, reported on Thursday a total of 1,625 new cases of COVID-19 as the Omicron variant spreads across provinces. She said the province’s positivity rate is standing at 13.6 per cent, with about 11,800 tests completed in the past 24 hours from her report. No deaths were reported […]
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