Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide update about COVID-19 in Alberta
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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will provide an update Thursday afternoon on efforts to clamp down on COVID-19 cases and ease critical pressure on the province's health-care system during the surging fourth wave.
Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu, the CEO of Alberta Health Services, will hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. MT.
Watch it live here.
Alberta declared a state of public health emergency on Wednesday amid rapidly escalating cases and hospitalization rates that could cause the province's hospitals to run out of staff and intensive care beds within the next 10 days.
During a Wednesday news conference, Premier Jason Kenney announced strict and sweeping new measures, including limits on social gatherings and strict regulations on businesses, workplaces and places of worship.
Kenney also announced a new proof-of-vaccination program. Albertans will be required to provide proof of immunization or a negative COVID-19 test to enter businesses and attend social events.
Also on Wednesday, Alberta announced that it is asking for help from other provinces to use their intensive care beds and staff as it preps triage protocols that would govern how doctors choose who gets life-saving treatment.
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