COVID-19 restrictions to monitor increasing cases of the Delta variant until Sept. 27.Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr.
Deena Hinshaw made the announcement Friday morning. Kids and the Delta variant: As cases tick up, what does COVID-19 look like for children?
All public health restrictions were scheduled to lift on Monday but will now stay in place for another six weeks.“We are not going backwards.
We are pausing to monitor and assess before taking a step forward,” Hinshaw said in a news conference. “If monitoring confirms our original expectations that a rise in cases will not lead to high levels of (hospitalizations) and we do not see evidence of increased risk for severe disease for children, we will proceed with.