Premier Jason Kenney announced stronger COVID-19 restrictions across much of the province on Friday as cases in Alberta remain high.
On Friday, Alberta Health confirmed an additional 609 cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. There were 171 people in the hospital, with 33 of those in the ICU.
“I know some people look at those numbers and they say, ‘That’s a small fraction of our overall health care capacity.’ And they’re right, but Albertans need to understand that these numbers are set to grow with the growing case count,” Kenney said.
Kenney said effective immediately, in Calgary and Edmonton, people need to stop hosting social gatherings at home, but said the recommendation was voluntary not mandatory.
Also effectively immediately, any community (outside Edmonton and Calgary) that is under the watch status on the province’s COVID-19 map is now also subject to additional restrictions.
There is now a limit of no more than 15 people at social gatherings in those areas. This comes as Kenney reported Friday that 40 per cent of the cases in Edmonton and Calgary are transmitted in the household or through a social event.
Health measures, like handwashing, physical distancing, and face coverings, must be adhered to during these gatherings.
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Call Me Ishmael
Your daily reminder:
567 — number of people who died in Alberta from suicide in 2018
560 — number of people who died in Alberta from influenza and pneumonia in 2018
352 — number of people who died in Alberta from COVID in 2020 through November 6th
But, remember, it’s COVID you need to be afraid of.
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If they really wanted to protect, they would lock down valnurable people only. For 99% of people it’s less than a cold. Simple
Call Me Ishmael
Not a cold, but a flu.
Ashes of Rebels
Maybe do some story’s on how the city is quickly becoming dilapidated with boarded up, empty stores everywhere? Streets of hussle & bussle replaced with apathy & entropy. I guess your just having to much of great time gaslighting everyone that the sky is falling with no end in sight. That’s what it sure sounds like.
NakedFit
This is insanity, how do you know that spread are at home not anywhere else… THIS IS INSANITY!!!!! THIS MUST STOP NOW
Jeff Johnson
They don’t. Hinshaw admitted two thirds of the cases they don’t know the sources. Now Kenney says 7% of known source cases are from social gatherings??? So that puts just over 2% of total cases from gatherings and this is what’s driving the spread?? Give me a break.
NakedFit
If all your measures were truly the solution how come nothing has helped to stop the “spread of the none existent virus” Cases keep raising because you keep manipulating the test to keep making people fearful of you, you want innocents to think it’s a pandemic
NakedFit
Stop planting fear!!!!Nothing that you have done has helped business neither people’s health. Fear is the worst enemy and you have been doing a good job at making people feel fear of something that does not exist.
Canadian Gold Prospector
20:00 is where it starts
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CGP
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what a loser for a premiere he doesnt give ashit about poeples lives
LS B
Kenney is a snake in the grass. Albertans wise up to this puppet.