Alberta to end most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on March 1
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Alberta will move forward with Step 2 of the reopening plan on March 1 with almost all remaining public health restrictions ending, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Saturday.
With confidence that Alberta’s COVID-19 “numbers continue to decline rapidly,” Premier Jason Kenney announced the province will move forward to Step 2 of its reopening plan come Tuesday, March 1.
The announcement was made during the official opening ceremony of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital in northwestern Alberta.
Step 2 of the government’s plan to reopen includes:
“We are in a position to safely move to Step 2 of our path back to normal and remove the vast majority of remaining public health measures in Alberta,” Kenney said.
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