Province announces business closures due to COVID surge
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Government of Alberta is enacting new restrictions meant to curb the growth of COVID-19.
Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday a slew of new measures Tuesday afternoon.
He says COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 300 per cent since November 1 while ICU admissions have risen by 371 per cent. This has pushed the province to the point where it cannot handle capacity anymore.
Province-wide, thousands of surgeries and other scheduled procedures have been delayed or outright cancelled as hospital workers prioritize COVID-19.