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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta reports 1,351 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday, identifies 575 variant cases - globalnews.ca

08.04.2021 / 01:05

Alberta reports 1,351 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday, identifies 575 variant cases

COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the province’s total of active cases to 11,464.Health officials have also identified 575 new cases of variants of concern, accounting for 43.2 per cent of currently active cases. Alberta doctors say new restrictions ‘not enough’ to reduce spread of COVID-19 A total of 333 people were being treated in hospitals across Alberta, with 79 of them being cared for in ICUs.One additional death was reported by Alberta Health on Wednesday: a man in his 60s living in the North zone.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Questions raised about how Alberta released info about P.1 COVID-19 variant outbreaks - globalnews.ca

06.04.2021 / 23:33

Questions raised about how Alberta released info about P.1 COVID-19 variant outbreaks

Alberta investigating 2 separate COVID-19 outbreaks involving P.1 variants Albertans first learned of a P.1 variant outbreak through a tweet from Alberta’s chief medical officer of health on Saturday.Dr.

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Alberta Health - Jason Kenney - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Will Alberta announce new COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday? - globalnews.ca

06.04.2021 / 18:00

Will Alberta announce new COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday?

COVID-19 case numbers in Alberta climb and variants of concern continue to spread, many people are wondering if the province is on the cusp of announcing tighter health restrictions.Alberta’s emergency management cabinet committee was originally scheduled to meet on Wednesday, but the meeting has since been moved up to Tuesday morning.This, as Alberta Health announced Monday that 887 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in the last 24 hours, including 432 variants of concern. Alberta COVID-19 positivity rises to 9.9% as NDP pushes for stronger restrictions Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta COVID-19 positivity rises to 9.9% as NDP pushes for stronger restrictions - globalnews.ca - Canada - county St. Joseph

06.04.2021 / 00:33

Alberta COVID-19 positivity rises to 9.9% as NDP pushes for stronger restrictions

COVID-19 cases had been identified in the last 24 hours, including 432 variants of concern.There are currently 10,582 active cases in the province. Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said 39 per cent of active cases are variants.More than 9,102 COVID-19 tests were completed Sunday, resulting in a provincial positivity rate of 9.9 per cent.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Dr Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta Health reports 950 new COVID-19 cases, 600 additional variants on Sunday - globalnews.ca - Brazil

05.04.2021 / 00:59

Alberta Health reports 950 new COVID-19 cases, 600 additional variants on Sunday

COVID-19 cases over the previous 24-hour period.The province also reported 600 additional variant cases, with 38 per cent of the active cases in Alberta now being variants of concern.On Saturday, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted Saturday there was a significant outbreak in the province relating to the P.1 variant, which was first discovered in Brazil.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta Health estimates 1,100 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday - globalnews.ca

04.04.2021 / 01:27

Alberta Health estimates 1,100 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

– 1,100 cases– 550 additional cases of VOCs; 35% of active cases are now VOCs– 12,100 laboratory tests– 9% positivity– Hospitalizations – remain stable– 10,000 vaccine doses administered on April 2– 685,000 doses to date. (2/3)— Dr.

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Alberta Health - Saskatchewan adds 280 COVID-19 infections, no new deaths - globalnews.ca

04.04.2021 / 00:10

Saskatchewan adds 280 COVID-19 infections, no new deaths

COVID-19 cases on Saturday and no new deaths.Officials said that the total number of deaths was incorrectly reported on Friday as 437 and the number should be 436, as a death was previously incorrectly reported.Regina is reporting 127 new COVID-19 cases, followed by Saskatoon with 51 new cases. Alberta Health investigating COVID-19 outbreak linked to traveller with P.1 variant The seven-day average of daily new cases is 220, or 17.9 per 100,000.There are 189 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 42 of those patients in intensive care.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Health Services - Kirsten Fiest - Alberta Coronavirus - More Alberta families faced with 24-day quarantine due to COVID-19 variants - globalnews.ca

01.04.2021 / 02:49

More Alberta families faced with 24-day quarantine due to COVID-19 variants

Rise in COVID-19 cases, variants ‘a wake-up call for all Albertans,’ Kenney says “Because it’s the U.K. variant, (Alberta Health Services) is obviously playing the safe side… We were told it’s very contagious,” Zeia’s father, Arnel Ayuno, told Global News.Here’s why their quarantine period is so long:Normally, when someone tests positive for COVID-19, they can relatively safely isolate in their own home by using a separate bedroom and bathroom.

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Alberta Health - Jason Kenney - Deena Hinshaw - Fletcher Kent - Alberta Coronavirus - Kenney says he’s been told youth sports could be linked to ‘worrisome signs’ of COVID-19 transmission in Alberta - globalnews.ca

31.03.2021 / 06:53

Kenney says he’s been told youth sports could be linked to ‘worrisome signs’ of COVID-19 transmission in Alberta

–With files from Global News’ Fletcher Kent

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Tuesday - 576 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta Tuesday, including 332 variant cases - globalnews.ca - Canada

31.03.2021 / 01:03

576 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta Tuesday, including 332 variant cases

COVID-19 on Tuesday and four additional deaths as a result of the disease.The new cases came after more than 8,000 tests were completed, putting the province’s positivity rate at about 7.7 per cent, according to the chief medical officer of health.Of the new cases, 332 — or 57.6 per cent — were variants of concern. Variant cases of COVID-19 now make up 29.8 per cent of active cases in Alberta.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta Health confirms 644 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths on Sunday - globalnews.ca

29.03.2021 / 00:55

Alberta Health confirms 644 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths connected to the disease on Sunday.The deaths were a man in his 60s in the Edmonton zone, a woman in her 80s in the Calgary zone and a woman in her 70s in the North zone.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta Health confirms 668 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday - globalnews.ca

28.03.2021 / 01:29

Alberta Health confirms 668 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday

COVID-19 cases and one additional death from the disease on Saturday: a woman in her 80s with comorbidities linked to the outbreak at Churchill Manor in the Edmonton zone.The province now has 7,366 active cases, 136,350 recoveries and 1,980 deaths.As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 3,407 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 1,624, the North zone has 830, the South zone has 805 and the Central zone has 670. There are 30 cases in unknown zones.The province said 283 people are hospitalized, with 65 of them in ICU.The 668 new cases came from 11,522 tests, resulting in a provincial positivity rate of 5.7 per cent, according to Alberta Health.There are 283 people in hospital, including 65 in ICU.

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Alberta Health - Alberta doctors concerned sector-specific COVID-19 transmission data still not public - globalnews.ca

27.03.2021 / 03:01

Alberta doctors concerned sector-specific COVID-19 transmission data still not public

Alberta Health promised to release data on where COVID-19 was spreading back in January. Two months later and there is still no detailed breakdown of transmission by sector — and doctors say that information is vital for Albertans.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Health Services - Lethbridge - Alberta Coronavirus - Spike in Lethbridge cases has Alberta NDP calling for COVID-19 response plan - globalnews.ca

26.03.2021 / 23:49

Spike in Lethbridge cases has Alberta NDP calling for COVID-19 response plan

COVID-19 across Alberta begin to creep up for a third time, an area of southern Alberta is seeing a sharp increase that has the Opposition NDP calling for a response plan.“Three weeks ago, on Feb. 25th, Lethbridge had 19 active cases.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon - globalnews.ca - Brazil

25.03.2021 / 20:35

Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another COVID-19 update for Albertans on Thursday afternoon.The province’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - ‘We understand the frustration’: Alberta health minister’s response to businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions - globalnews.ca

23.03.2021 / 02:01

‘We understand the frustration’: Alberta health minister’s response to businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he understands the frustration of business owners and other citizens that continue to be affected by COVID-19 restrictions.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta reports 555 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths on Sunday - globalnews.ca

22.03.2021 / 01:19

Alberta reports 555 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and two more deaths from the disease on Sunday.The province said 282 people were in hospital, with 47 of those individuals in intensive care.The province now has 5,971 active cases, 134,000 recoveries and 1,963 deaths.As of Sunday, the Calgary zone has 2,465 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 1,374, the North zone has 778, the South zone has 762 and the Central zone has 575.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta reports 556 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths on Saturday - globalnews.ca - South Africa - Brazil

21.03.2021 / 01:03

Alberta reports 556 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta hospitality industry requests inclusion in next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations The 556 new cases came from 9,979 tests, resulting in a provincial positivity rate of 5.2 per cent, according to Alberta Health.As of March 19, Alberta Health confirmed 99 new cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant. There were no new B.1.351 (South African) or P.1 (Brazilian) variant cases confirmed over the previous 24 hours.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta engineer suggests province adopt federal COVID-19 contact tracing app - globalnews.ca - Canada

20.03.2021 / 22:01

Alberta engineer suggests province adopt federal COVID-19 contact tracing app

COVID-19, the app is not being used the way it was intended.Contact tracing is critical in fighting against the virus and Calgary engineer Ziad Fazel said Alberta’s tracing app, ABTraceTogether, has been a failure.“I think the Alberta app should be thrown in the garbage and I think the province should do what was promised last summer, which is move over from the Alberta app to the federal app,” Fazel said.The app has been under fire since it launched in May. This week, Global News reached out to Alberta Health for updated contact tracing numbers but not none were made available.According to the most recent numbers released on Jan.

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Alberta Health - Jason Kenney - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - COVID-19: What you can and can’t do for March break in Alberta - globalnews.ca - Canada - Mexico

18.03.2021 / 14:09

COVID-19: What you can and can’t do for March break in Alberta

March break in Alberta takes place March 27 to April 5. Like last year, the COVID-19 pandemic will mean it will look different than usual.While the provinces and Northwest Territories have different rules for people coming in from other provinces, the federal government has implemented mandatory quarantine for anyone arriving in Canada from outside the country.So, what options to Albertans have this March break? Can you travel at all? Where? And how?Dreaming of a sunny vacation? A trip to Mexico might be tempting, but non-essential travel is not recommended.If you do travel, you’ll have to be tested and quarantine when you return to Canada.

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Alberta Health - Public Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta reveals who’s eligible for Phase 2B and 2C of COVID-19 vaccine rollout - globalnews.ca

16.03.2021 / 02:17

Alberta reveals who’s eligible for Phase 2B and 2C of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

COVID-19 vaccine in the next two phases of its rollout.At a news conference in Edmonton, Dr.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Percentage of COVID-19 variant cases on the rise in Alberta - globalnews.ca

15.03.2021 / 23:19

Percentage of COVID-19 variant cases on the rise in Alberta

COVID-19 variants of concern making up all active cases in the province is rising, and one mathematician said the province may be at a tipping point.Chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Health Services - Alberta Coronavirus - 5 more residents from Edmonton’s Churchill Manor die over weekend amid COVID-19 variant outbreak - globalnews.ca - Canada

15.03.2021 / 21:57

5 more residents from Edmonton’s Churchill Manor die over weekend amid COVID-19 variant outbreak

Churchill Manor in Edmonton passed away over the weekend as the facility battles an outbreak involving COVID-19 variants.The province first announced the outbreak at the beginning of March. On the weekend, the province said five people had died connected to the outbreak; all had pre-existing conditions.Those who passed away were two men in their 80s, two men in their 90s and a woman in her 90s.Atria Retirement Canada, which runs Churchill Manor, sent a notice to families and residents on Sunday.“We’ve learned that five additional residents who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 have passed away,” the notice said.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Bookings to close soon for AstraZeneca vaccine in Alberta as supplies dwindle - globalnews.ca - Canada

14.03.2021 / 04:25

Bookings to close soon for AstraZeneca vaccine in Alberta as supplies dwindle

Alberta reports 474 COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths on Saturday AHS says when new AstraZeneca doses arrive sometime this spring, appointments will be open for the same birth years to ensure anyone who wants it can get it, but people who want different vaccines might have to wait until May.No new age groups for AstraZeneca are being added at this time due to the limited number of doses remaining, the AHS statement says.So far, Canada has approved vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.Alberta received an initial allotment of 58,500 doses of AstraZeneca.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta opens Phase 2A of COVID-19 vaccine rollout - globalnews.ca

13.03.2021 / 01:31

Alberta opens Phase 2A of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

COVID-19 vaccination plan, opening vaccine appointments to even more seniors in the province.Starting Monday, March 15, seniors born between 1947 and 1956 will be able to book their vaccine appointment. First Nations, Métis and Inuit born in 1971 or earlier can also book their appointment starting Monday.“Momentum is building in Alberta’s vaccine rollout plan, and we are well on our way to delivering on our commitment to provide a first dose to every adult who wants one by the end of June,” Health Minister Tyler Shandro said in a statement Friday afternoon.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta health minister marks COVID-19 Day of Remembrance - globalnews.ca

12.03.2021 / 03:23

Alberta health minister marks COVID-19 Day of Remembrance

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro issues a statement on the COVID-19 Day of Remembrance.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta to deploy nearly a million COVID-19 rapid tests across province - globalnews.ca

12.03.2021 / 03:23

Alberta to deploy nearly a million COVID-19 rapid tests across province

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announces the details of the province’s plans to distribute more than 900,000 rapid tests across the province.

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Alberta Health - Adriana Lagrange - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - COVID-19: Alberta expands rapid testing to schools, oil and gas, meat-packing plants - globalnews.ca - Canada

12.03.2021 / 02:43

COVID-19: Alberta expands rapid testing to schools, oil and gas, meat-packing plants

COVID-19 rapid testing program to target asymptomatic people in various sectors across the province, including oil and gas, schools and banks.Students at two Calgary schools — one in the Calgary Board Education and one in the Calgary Catholic School District — will be involved in a pilot rapid testing program, which will begin as early as next week.Officials are hoping to learn if rapid tests will be an effective way of managing outbreaks, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said Thursday. How rapid tests are being used to test for COVID-19 across Canada She said the tests will be done on staff and students who don’t have symptoms of the novel coronavirus.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday; Hinshaw assures AstraZeneca vaccine safe - globalnews.ca - Austria - Denmark - Norway - Iceland

11.03.2021 / 21:22

Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday; Hinshaw assures AstraZeneca vaccine safe

AstraZeneca‘s COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is assuring residents the doses here are safe.On Thursday, Denmark, Norway and Iceland joined Austria in suspending that vaccine after reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who have been vaccinated.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Edmonton business owner apologetic for renting salon to party with DJ during pandemic - globalnews.ca

10.03.2021 / 02:39

Edmonton business owner apologetic for renting salon to party with DJ during pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.Police said they broke up a large gathering of at least 125 people who were partying with alcohol and a DJ at the Khrome Beauty Lounge early Sunday. The business is located in a strip mall on 91 Street, near Anthony Henday Drive.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta records 255 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 6 deaths - globalnews.ca - Canada

10.03.2021 / 02:39

Alberta records 255 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 6 deaths

COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the province’s total to 136,374 confirmed cases since the pandemic began last year.The province said the 255 new cases came as a result of 5,434 tests being processed, putting the province’s positivity rate at about 4.6 per cent.There were 263 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon, 37 of whom were being treated in intensive care.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta relaxes more COVID-19 restrictions as it moves fully into Step 2 - globalnews.ca

09.03.2021 / 03:33

Alberta relaxes more COVID-19 restrictions as it moves fully into Step 2

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announces the province will complete the move into Step 2 of the Path Forward plan by relaxing more COVID-19 restrictions, including those for retail, halls and performance rehearsals.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Calgarians can now track traces of COVID-19 in their wastewater - globalnews.ca

08.03.2021 / 21:00

Calgarians can now track traces of COVID-19 in their wastewater

COVID-19 found in Calgary’s wastewater is now up and running and available to the public.The data comes from a collaboration between the City of Calgary, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services and is available on the Centre for Health Informatics website.The site shows real-time SARS-CoV-2 data for Alberta, including traces of the virus found in three different wastewater collection zones in Calgary.In a news release, the U of C said the data can help identify outbreaks early and pinpoint areas of the city where infection rates are high.“Wastewater data is unbiased and comprehensive,” Dr. Michael Parkins from Cumming School of Medicine said.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - No official COVID-19 data Sunday as Alberta system updated; Hinshaw estimates 300 cases, 54 variants - globalnews.ca

08.03.2021 / 02:11

No official COVID-19 data Sunday as Alberta system updated; Hinshaw estimates 300 cases, 54 variants

Alberta Health reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday Hinshaw said the estimated 300 cases Sunday came from about 8,100 tests, equaling a positivity rate of approximately four per cent.We have now administered 290,391 doses of vaccine in Alberta, and there are now 90,937 Albertans who are fully immunized with 2 doses. Vaccines save lives and I encourage everyone to get immunized when it’s your turn.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta Health reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday - globalnews.ca - South Africa

07.03.2021 / 01:59

Alberta Health reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday

Alberta doctors reflect on COVID-19 one year later and what’s next An additional 36 U.K. variant cases were confirmed Saturday, bringing the total variant cases to 599.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Surgeries delayed by COVID-19 in Alberta expected to be completed by 2023 - globalnews.ca

06.03.2021 / 02:09

Surgeries delayed by COVID-19 in Alberta expected to be completed by 2023

COVID-19 continues to taper off in Alberta, the province is setting its sights on reducing wait times for surgeries that were cancelled and postponed in the early days of the pandemic.Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Friday that the province is aiming to perform 55,000 additional scheduled surgeries this year, on top of the 29,000 operations done in a typical year. AHS starts to work through backlog of surgeries after pause due to COVID-19 “We’re going to eliminate the backlog this year and press on toward the goal of the Alberta Surgical Initiative — to provide all scheduled surgeries within clinically acceptable times by 2023,” he said.“We know what we want our wait times to be.

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Alberta Health - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Alberta confirms 411 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 2 additional deaths - globalnews.ca - province Friday

06.03.2021 / 02:09

Alberta confirms 411 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 2 additional deaths

COVID-19 in the province Friday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus to 135,196.There were 243 people in hospital across the province, with 44 receiving care in the ICU.As of Friday’s update, there were 4,639 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. There were 1,654 cases reported in the Calgary zone and 1,101 active cases in the Edmonton zone.

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Alberta Health - Public Health - David Evans - Alberta Coronavirus - COVID-19: Could Albertans choose which vaccine they get? - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Johnson

05.03.2021 / 22:05

COVID-19: Could Albertans choose which vaccine they get?

COVID-19 vaccines are approved in Canada, some Albertans are asking whether they may be able to pick which vaccine they receive – a possibility that medical ethicists are raising concerns over.Health Canada has approved the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for use in Canada.

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Alberta Health - Julia Wong - Tyler Shandro - Every Albertan over 18 will receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the next 4 months: health minister - globalnews.ca

05.03.2021 / 06:33

Every Albertan over 18 will receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the next 4 months: health minister

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced an ambitious goal Thursday: in just four months, every Albertan over the age of 18 should receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Julia Wong explains how it will work.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta to begin Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout the week of March 15 - globalnews.ca

05.03.2021 / 03:13

Alberta to begin Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout the week of March 15

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announces that Phase 2A of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will begin the week of March 15.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - Alberta to begin offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to those eligible - globalnews.ca

05.03.2021 / 03:13

Alberta to begin offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to those eligible

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro outlines the details surrounding how the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in the province.

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Alberta Health - Red Deer - Alberta Coronavirus - Olymel reopening Alberta pork plant after COVID-19 outbreak prompted closure - globalnews.ca

04.03.2021 / 07:47

Olymel reopening Alberta pork plant after COVID-19 outbreak prompted closure

Olymel announced Wednesday night that it is reopening its pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after it temporarily closed for two weeks due to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.“Olymel management with the support of Alberta Health Services is announcing the gradual reopening of its hog slaughtering, cutting and boning plant in Red Deer,” the company said in a news release.“Olymel will continue to work closely with AHS and the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) throughout the entire gradual reopening process.”The Quebec-based company said reopening has become possible because “management and the regulators are satisfied that employees can return to the plant safely.”Olymel’s news release came just hours after the union that representing the workers at

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Alberta Health - Sylvain Charlebois - Red Deer - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - New death connected to Olymel COVID-19 outbreak as Alberta Health removes previous fatality - globalnews.ca

04.03.2021 / 02:29

New death connected to Olymel COVID-19 outbreak as Alberta Health removes previous fatality

Olymel facility in Red Deer, Alta., facing a COVID-19 outbreak confirmed Wednesday that another person connected to the plant has died.The information from the union comes as Alberta Health officials said a previously announced death was found to not have been connected to the facility.Scott Payne with UFCW 401 confirmed Wednesday that another worker has passed away from COVID-19. “Our investigation has revealed it was a worker at the plant,” he said.The union did not have details on the age or gender of the victim or the date when their death occurred.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - ‘If you’re out of breath it’s high-intensity’: Alberta health minister on COVID-19 fitness restrictions - globalnews.ca

02.03.2021 / 22:44

‘If you’re out of breath it’s high-intensity’: Alberta health minister on COVID-19 fitness restrictions

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro explains his interpretation of the differences between high-intensity workouts and low-intensity workouts after the province allowed low-intensity workouts as part of Step 2 of the COVID-19 reopening plan.

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Alberta Health - Deena Hinshaw - Alberta Covid - Alberta Coronavirus - Over 31,000 Alberta seniors get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 291 new cases identified Monday - globalnews.ca

02.03.2021 / 04:27

Over 31,000 Alberta seniors get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 291 new cases identified Monday

COVID-19 vaccines, less than one week after Phase 1B of eligibility opened up.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday that to date, more than 235,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and more than 88,000 Albertans have been fully immunized.Seniors 75 and older became eligible to receive the vaccine on Feb.

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Alberta Health - Jason Kenney - Tyler Shandro - Some easing of COVID-19 restrictions could come before Step 3: Alberta health minister - globalnews.ca

02.03.2021 / 04:01

Some easing of COVID-19 restrictions could come before Step 3: Alberta health minister

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Premier Jason Kenney say that some pandemic-related restrictions could be eased before Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan.

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Alberta Health - Tyler Shandro - COVID-19: Alberta allows libraries to open, low-intensity fitness activities to resume as part of Step 2 of reopening - globalnews.ca

02.03.2021 / 04:01

COVID-19: Alberta allows libraries to open, low-intensity fitness activities to resume as part of Step 2 of reopening

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announces the province will allow libraries to open and indoor, low-intensity fitness activities to resume during Step 2 of Alberta’s pandemic reopening plan, but is holding off on resuming some activities related to retail, hotels, children’s sports and banquet halls.

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02.03.2021 / 01:01

Edmonton Oilers group working with province to get fans back in the stands

Edmonton Oilers has confirmed a possible plan to get fans back into Rogers Place sooner rather than later.Tim Shipton said the Oilers Entertainment Group has been in conversation with other venues that have opened for fans across the NHL and other sport leagues.

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