Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and other officials will provide an update Thursday afternoon on the province’s “ongoing” public health work to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
On Wednesday, the province said the provincial total of cases had risen to 119. The day before, Premier Jason Kenney declared a public health emergency in response to the fast-spreading virus.
The UCP government also passed its 2020 budget early Thursday morning, promising an additional $500 million to health care to ensure front-line workers had everything they needed to fight COVID-19 in Alberta.
Hinshaw has been updating Albertans daily since the outbreak reached the province. In recent days, she’s been joined by the premier and other