Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating after they say six people were stabbed inside if a Kensington home as they slept Friday morning.The incident happened around 4 a.m. on the 3000 block of North Front Street. Police say a family member went from bedroom to bedroom stabbing the six victims with two different knives that were described as kitchen knives.FOX 29’s Steve Keeley reports that all six of the stabbing victims are between the ages of 26 and 46. A 46-year-old woman is in critical condition after suffering stab wounds to the head and neck during the incident.

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France will deploy thousands of police in and around Paris and set up checkpoints at toll stations on major roads leading into the capital to keep so-called "Freedom Convoy" motorists out, the city's police force said.

₹9.57 lakh crore for the economy was far sharper than ₹2.12 lakh crore in GDP growth that was lost in 2008-09 global financial crises, yet the government was able to contain consumer price inflation (CPI) to within 6.2% as opposed to CPI ballooning to 9.1% during the global financial crisis.

Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to Covid-19.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers continued their strike action for the fifth consecutive day on Friday (11), despite a court issuing an order against a nurses trade union that is also taking part in the strike.Health workers in Sri Lanka have been staging demonstrations and strikes since November 2021 to draw attention to the issue of salary anomalies.Their major demands include the rectification of salary anomalies, higher allowances, and an increase in overtime rates.Supplementary and paramedical services, nursing services, and professionals from 16 health services including medical laboratory technologists, pharmacists, radiologists, public health inspectors, and family health officers are participating in the indefinite strike.Thousands of poor patients who visited government hospitals were turned away, as a result.A Sri Lankan court on Thursday (10) issued two enjoining orders preventing the strike action by the Government Nursing Officer’s Association from continuing.The Attorney General filed an action against the Government Nursing Officer’s Association and its president Saman Rathnapriya, seeking an enjoining order from the court to immediately suspend the trade union action of the said union.The Attorney General appraised the court of the present deplorable conditions in hospitals due to patient care being severely affected.District Court Judge of Colombo Aruna Aluthge issued two enjoining orders preventing the union from continuing the said trade union strike endangering the lives of the patients.As a result of the strike, over this week the activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District

The province’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday that Alberta recorded 105 new cases on Friday, 173 new cases on Saturday and 140 new cases on Sunday. Julia Wong has more.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta schools is rising, but Dr. Deena Hinshaw says given the rise we’ve seen in cases across the province, that isn’t surprising.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces 418 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death between Sept. 11 and Sept. 13, 2020.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw responds to questions about COVID-19 testing and reopening the economy safely.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates the COVID-19 situations at Alberta schools since reopening, including three additional outbreaks.

COVID-19 on Monday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide the update in Edmonton at 3:30 p.m.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces Alberta has updated its COVID-19 guidelines for singing and musical instruments.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provides an update on the province’s COVID-19 numbers for Sept. 11, 2020.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw lays out what is known about COVID-19 and its effects.

COVID-19 situation Friday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

COVID-19 will be the Alberta Health Services assessment site at the Edmonton Expo Centre.Until now, drop-in testing was offered in south Edmonton at the assessment site on 28 Avenue. That site remains open, but will offer testing by appointment only.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said Thursday that COVID-19 outbreaks at three schools consist of two infected people in each school with no evidence of wider transmission. She also announced a man in his 20s was among five new deaths.

COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared in two Calgary schools. As Lauren Pullen reports, Dr. Deena Hinshaw has stressed none of the cases saw people contract the illness inside schools.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the first three outbreaks of COVID-19 within Alberta schools.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses the finding of a retrospective study looking at test samples from before the first official case of COVID-19 in Alberta.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces Alberta will allow the reopening of indoor hot tubs and saunas in the province.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, discusses the online reporting of COVID-19 cases in schools and why it should not be the first form of notification for those most directly affected.

Dr. Hinshaw discusses the effects of mandatory mask bylaws on Alberta COVID-19 numbers and where the current majority of cases are coming from.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the addition of texting and auto-dialing expansion to Alberta’s COVID-19 test notification strategy.

green light for indoor whirlpools, indoor hot tubs, dry saunas and steam saunas to open.These facilities had been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic; in July, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said only outdoor hot tubs and whirlpools were permitted to open.

COVID-19 update on Thursday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

As more Alberta schools report single COVID-19 cases, province launches map tracking school outbreaks The physical distancing guidelines in Alberta schools are slightly different from other public, populated places in the province in that students aren’t required to maintain a two-metres distance from others while seated at their desks but they must wear a mask.In her COVID-19 update on Wednesday, chief medical officer of health Dr.

​Another COVID-19 testing site opened Wednesday in Edmonton. As Kendra Slugoski explains, the EXPO Centre site has the capacity to collect 5,000 swabs per day, but Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there are delays in getting back results.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Wednesday the Alberta government is launching a new online map listing every school where there have been two or more COVID-19 cases within a 14-day period and where the disease could have spread in the school.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, explains that some schools are prematurely announcing possible cases of COVID-19, causing a discrepancy within the numbers throughout the province.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the launch of an online map showcasing schools where there two or more cases of COVID-19 in a 14-day period and where the disease could have been acquired or transmitted.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates the province’s work on reducing wait times for COVID-19 test results.

Alberta’s top doctor, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, says the information shows most COVID-19 transmissions are happening in social settings and not businesses, so formal public health restrictions are not likely.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw is asking for patience as both the health-care system and the province’s schools learn to deal with COVID-19, investigations and notification of positive cases.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, responds to reports of close contacts and a lack of social distancing in common areas in the province’s schools.

Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw is reaching out to parents as students throughout the province return to school. Bindu Suri has details on an open letter Hinshaw has written.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s chief medical health officer, said she’s concerned with the rise in COVID-19 case numbers across the province.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, explains why Alberta Health Services is not naming individual schools with single cases of COVID-19.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the current COVID-19 situation in schools is not unexpected and that Albertans need to balance the risks of exposure with the risk of keeping children at home.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, issues a statement after numerous COVID-19 cases in the province’s schools were reported.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, provides the latest COVID-19 data for the Labour Day long weekend, including five additional deaths from the disease.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces a COVID-19 outbreak at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains how reducing COVID-19 transmission in the community will also reduce the risk of transmission within Alberta schools.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says parents in Alberta should not be receiving information on COVID-19 from social media but rather directly from schools. She adds that the province is working on a website.

COVID-19 situation in the province Tuesday afternoon.The province no longer updates numbers on the weekends or on holidays, so Tuesday’s update at 3:30 p.m. is expected to include numbers from Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the holiday Monday.The update will be streamed live at the top of this post.