COVID-19 in the province.Adriana LaGrange is set to announce the school re-entry plan for the 2020-21 year.In-person classes were cancelled across the province on March 15 due to the pandemic and concerns of transmission.
At the end of April, Premier Jason Kenney said schools would be staying closed, at least in the traditional sense, for the rest of the academic year.In early May, LaGrange outlined three different scenarios the province was considering when in-person classes begin again in schools.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will also provide an update on COVID-19 cases, recoveries, deaths and the public health response.The news conference will take place at 3:30 p.m.