In Edmonton, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, provides an update on the province’s response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw gave an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province Monday and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic. The province’s top doctor said that 34 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Alberta in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 400. She said 6,501 people have now recovered from the virus. As of Monday, there were 53 people in hospital with COVID-19, six of whom were in intensive care units. Hinshaw said no new deaths have been reported. On Sunday, Alberta announced 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. Alberta has a total of 7,010 cases of COVID-19 and 143 deaths as of Monday. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7009570/sunday-may-31-covid-19-alberta-update/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #coronavirus #COVID19 #alberta

One of Canada’s largest COVID-19 outbreaks has now been contained. Heather Yourex-West explains how the community response helped the small Alberta city of Brooks avert a disaster. MORE: https://globalnews.ca/news/6970989/covid-19-in-brooks-testing-support/ For more info, please go to http://www.globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Alberta

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province Thursday and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic. The province’s top doctor said there were 33 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta, bringing the total number of active cases to 926. She said 5,710 people have recovered. Fifty-nine Albertans were in hospital as of Thursday, six of whom were in intensive care units. More than 4,000 lab tests were done in the last 24 hours. Four more Albertans died from COVID-19, the provincial officials said Thursday: a man in his 80s who lived at Extendicare Hillcrest, a woman in her 90s from Chartwell Eau Claire Retirement Residences, a woman in her 80s from Intercare Brentwood Care Centre, and a man in his 70s from Carewest Sarcee, all continuing care facilities in Calgary. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6969256/alberta-health-coronavirus-may-21/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #CoronavirusOutbreak #COVID-19Outbreak #AlbertaUpdate #COVID19

As more Canadian provinces start reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, some businesses and cities are being left out. Heather Yourex-West explains why the cities of Calgary and Brooks, Alta. aren’t reopening with the rest of Alberta. Plus, Eric Sorensen explains what’s coming back slowly in Ontario, when, and what’s still cut off. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6945905/coronavirus-cases-canada-may-14/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Economy #GlobalNews

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Premier Jason Kenney provided an update on Wednesday on the province’s ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19. Kenney announced that the province would be entering Phase 1 of their relaunch strategy starting Thursday. In all areas of the province, with the exception of Calgary and Brooks, retail businesses, hairstyling and barber shops, museums and art galleries, dental procedures, day camps and day cares will be allowed to reopen as of May 14 with limits on occupancies. Places of worship and funeral services would also be able to reopen under “strict guidelines.” Restaurants would be required to have seating at 50 per cent capacity. Calgary and Brooks, which Kenney said account for three-quarters of the province’s cases and hospitalizations, will see a more phased approach. On Thursday, retail businesses, museums and daycares will be able to reopen with limits on occupancies. On May 25, these regions will see hairstylists and barbershops reopen, as well as restaurants, cafes and bars with the same 50 per cent capacity as other parts of the province. Then on June 1, places for worship and funeral services will be able to have additional flexibility under COVID-19 measures. Hinshaw reported that as of Wednesday, there were 62 new cases. There were 5,076 recoveries, with 1,211 active cases. The province also declared a new outbreak during Wednesday’s briefing, with five people testing positive at the Horizon work camp, operated by Canadian Natural Resources. For more info, please go to: [More]

In Edmonton, Jason Kenney, the premier of Alberta, announces that on May 14, 2020, his province will proceed with the first stage of its plan to ease public-health restrictions that are in place due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. In Calgary and Brooks, where cases of COVID-19 are more prevalent, the easing of restrictions will take place over a longer timeframe. The premier is accompanied at the announcement by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health.

Alberta reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and 1 new death, bringing the death toll in the province to 118. The province’s chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during a daily briefing about Alberta’s response to the pandemic that 4,866 people have recovered. There are currently 1,361 active cases. Hinshaw said 73 cases have resulted in hospitalization and 12 people are in intensive care. She also addressed questions about the province’s relaunch strategy, and said a decision about whether the province would push forward with Stage 1 of the relaunch on Thursday would be made during a meeting of the emergency management cabinet committee. A decision on that front would be announced on Wednesday. Hinshaw asked Albertans to “be patient” and said two triggers must be met in order for the province to move forward with the relaunch: first, the hospitalization rate must be stable or must not have increased by more than 5 per cent and second, ICU occupancy must be less than 50 per cent of available beds. For more info, please go to: https://globalnews.ca/news/6933734/alberta-daily-covid-19-update-may-12/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #Alberta #Coronavirus #COVID19 #GlobalNews

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 in the province on Tuesday and discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic. The province’s Health Minister Tyler Shandro was also present during the briefing. It was announced that Alberta will be receiving a $1.7-million donation from the Calgary Health Trust, which would help boost the province’s COVID-19 testing capacity to more than 16,000 tests a day by June. Shandro said the donation means Alberta has a $4.5-million investment in new virus-detecting equipment and technology. He said the money would be spent on new technology and equipment that will more than double the current rate of testing, which is about 7,000 a day. Hinshaw announced 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total to 5,893. Of those, 3,219 people had recovered. Two more Albertans died of COVID-19, bringing the provincial death toll to 106. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6907469/alberta-health-coronavirus-may-5/?utm_source=site_banner_persistant Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Alberta #Coronavirus #COVID19

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw held a briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday. During the briefing, Kenney released details of its relaunch strategy, which includes a plan to re-open some medical services, parks, golf courses and businesses. It’s a phased approach, Kenney said, with the start date of each subsequent phase based on the success of the previous phase. Should hospitalizations remain stable, scheduled surgeries would resume May 4, along with some health services like dental. Golf courses would be able to open on May 4 and restaurants will be able to open at half capacity on May 14. Some steps will also begin May 1, such as vehicle access to parking lots and staging areas in parks and on public lands. A number of boat launches in provincial parks would also be targeted for reopening on this date.. As of Thursday, Alberta had 5,355 cases and a total of 89 deaths. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6889158/alberta-relaunch-strategy-economy-coronavirus/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #coronavirus #Alberta

Calgary Stampede officials announced Thursday that this year’s event, which had been scheduled to start on July 3, is cancelled in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic. This marks the first time in 100 years the event won’t be held. The news came as Alberta’s top doctor revealed that a public health order banning gatherings of more than 15 people would remain in place throughout the summer. Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said summer events and festivals across the province would have to be cancelled. She added that the mass gathering rule would be reassessed in the fall. Alberta reported 319 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 3.720. Of those, 1,357 people have recovered. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6815098/covid-19-2020-calgary-stampede-update/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Alberta #coronavirus #CalgaryStampede

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, along with Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, and other provincial officials delivered an update on COVID-19 Wednesday and spoke about the ongoing work to protect public health. Alberta confirmed five COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the province’s total number of deaths from the virus to 66 as of April 22. Kenney also said 70 Albertans are hospitalized with the virus, 18 of whom are in intensive care units. Hinshaw reported that the province had identified its first COVID-19 case on a First Nation. She said Alberta Health Services is working with Sucker Creek First Nation to follow up on the case, and that the individual is currently self-isolating. Hinshaw also reported an additional 306 cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the province to 3,401. Of these cases, 1,310 individuals have recovered. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6853084/alberta-health-coronavirus-covid-19-april-22/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #coronavirus #Alberta

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and other officials gave an update on the COVID-19 response in the province on Tuesday. Alberta’s total number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 3,000 and the number of cases linked to two meat plants in the province continues to rise as well, according to Hinshaw. The doctor said the province has recorded 187 new cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 3,095. She said 401 of those cases are linked Cargill’s meat plant near High River and 77 to the JBS plant near Brooks. There are now 29 outbreaks confirmed at continuing care homes in Alberta that have resulted in 367 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Hinshaw said that two more people with COVID-19 have died, bringing the province’s pandemic death toll to 61. One of two new fatalities involved a person at the JB Wood Continuing Care facility in High Prairie. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6847570/alberta-health-coronavirus-hinshaw-april-21/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Alberta #GlobalNews

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw gave an update on the most recent COVID-19 numbers in the province and on the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Thursday. The province reported 162 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 2,158 as of April 16. “We did expect to see higher one-day case numbers as we expanded our testing,” Hinshaw said. Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said two more people died from the virus: a man in his 70s in the Calgary zone and a woman in her 80s in the North Zone. Both were residents of long-term care centres. Alberta has seen a total of 50 fatalities connected to the virus. Hinshaw also said 2,779 tests were completed over the last 24 hours. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6827273/alberta-covid-19-update-april-16/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Alberta #coronavirus #jasonkenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenny is expected to make an announcement Saturday afternoon on moves the province is making to support other areas of Canada as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The premier is scheduled to speak in Edmonton at 2 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. ET. Alberta currently has the third-highest number of cases of COVID-19 in Canada. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6807827/alberta-support-covid-19-provincial/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #coronavirus

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided a provincial update on the COVID-19 situation in the province on Thursday. Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll rose by three on Thursday, reaching 32 total fatalities from the disease. Twenty-two of those were in the Calgary zone. The three latest deaths were a woman in her 80s in the Calgary zone, a man in his 70s in the Edmonton zone, and a woman in her 60s in the Calgary zone, the doctor said. One death was linked to a continuing care centre in Calgary, but Alberta’s top doctor said the individual was not a resident of McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary, where over a dozen deaths had previously been recorded. So far, 151 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in staff and residents in continuing care facilities. Alberta Health said the province had 1,451 confirmed cases. In the last 24 hours, there have been 28 new cases in Alberta. On Wednesday, the province released its full projections modelled in three scenarios: probable, elevated and extreme. Modelling is done to allow the government to anticipate and prepare for the demands on the province’s health-care system. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6801336/alberta-health-covid-19-coronavirus-april-9/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #coronavirus

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, joined by Dr. Deena Hinshaw and AHS CEO Dr. Verna Yiu, provided a provincial update on the COVID-19 situation Wednesday, including the public release of full projections of the pandemic. Three new COVID-19 fatalities were announced on Wednesday, which brings Alberta’s death toll from the pandemic to 29. The provincial government said that Alberta has recorded 50 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total case number to 1,423. Of those cases, 519 people have now recovered. The premier said 44 people are currently in hospital with COVID-19 in the province, with 16 of those in intensive care. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6794152/alberta-coronavirus-update-april-8/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #coronavirus

On Monday, Alberta’s provincial health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that there had been five new deaths from COVID-19, which she called “one of the hardest days yet.” The deaths bring the total to eight in the province. Hinshaw also said 29 new cases had been confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 690. She added that health officials said 65 cases in the province are believed to be a result of community transmission. The total number of Albertans who have recovered from COVID-19 is 94. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6750953/alberta-coronavirus-covid-19-update-march-30/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, along with Premier Jason Kenney, provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 situation. It was announced that the province has ordered all non-essential businesses to close due to the pandemic. The provincial government announced some big changes Friday as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 542 in Alberta. Kenney said the restriction on mass gatherings was being tightened. People can no longer gather in groups of under 50; they must be smaller than 15. That includes indoor and outdoor events, the premier said, like weddings and funerals. He also stressed the two-metre social distancing rule must be observed. The Alberta government announced measures to protect renters worried about being evicted because they’re not able to pay their rent during this unprecedented time. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6742251/alberta-health-coronavirus-covid-19-march-27/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #coronavirus #health #GlobalNews

The province of Alberta is introducing penalties in an effort to ensure Albertans are following public health orders related to the COVID-19 crisis, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Wednesday. Kenney said as a result, the province is “legally requiring people to act responsibly” as opposed to just asking people to do so. At the same news conference, Kenney said the province’s total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 had increased by 61 compared to a day earlier, bringing the total to 419. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6731509/alberta-coronavirus-covid-19-udate-march-25/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #coronavirus #health #GlobalNews