Alberta
Doctors say more restrictions needed to reduce spread of COVID-19 in Alberta
EDMONTON — Several doctors from Calgary and Edmonton say public-health restrictions introduced by the Alberta government will not be enough to reduce spread of COVID-19 during the province’s third wave.
Premier Jason Kenney brought back tougher restrictions yesterday that include shutting down indoor dining in restaurants and reducing retail capacity.
Dr. James Talbot, co-chair of the COVID-19 committee with the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association, says those measures won’t reduce the stress on hospitals and intensive care units.
Another expert, Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz with the University of Calgary, says cases related to the more contagious variants are doubling every week.
She says cases during the second wave in the fall were doubling every 2-1/2 weeks.
Gasperowicz says it would take a shutdown similar to one last spring to start bending the curve downward.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 7, 2021.
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CALGARY — Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots as the Belleville Senators doubled up the Stockton Heat 4-2 on Wednesday in American Hockey League play.
Lassi Thomson, Egor Sokolov, Mark Kastelic and Parker Kelly scored to help the Senators (8-12-1) halt a three-game slide.
Matthew Phillips and Zac Leslie replied for the Heat (10-12-1).
Garret Sparks stopped 28-of-31 shots for Stockton.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2021.
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CALGARY — The Alberta government says schools in Calgary will move to at-home learning starting Monday for students in grades 7 to 12.
The change, due to COVID-19, is to last for two weeks.
Alberta Education said Wednesday that it approved requests from public and Catholic schools in the city to make the move to online learning.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said in a release that some school boards are dealing with operational pressures due to rising COVID-19 cases.
“The safety of students and staff is my top priority, which is why I am responding to the boards’ requests and respecting their autonomy,” she said.
“By having a clear process in place, we are giving them flexibility to move to at-home learning when necessary.”
The province said it has not closed any schools for health reasons, and any decision to move a portion of a school to at-home learning is at the discretion of each school board.
About 19 per cent of schools have COVID-19 alerts or outbreaks. Nine schools are currently doing online learning.
Marilyn Dennis, board chair with the Calgary Board of Education, said in the release that the greatest impacts of COVID-19 have been in schools with higher grades.
Alberta’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, also said there has been a sharp rise in cases among school-aged Albertans.
The province, with 15,569 active infections, currently has the highest rate of active cases in Canada.
On Wednesday, the province reported 1,412 new cases of COVID-19 and eight additional deaths due to the virus. There were 420 people in hospital due to COVID-19, with 92 in intensive care.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2021.
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