Jason Kenney declared a state of health emergency in the province due to the novel coronavirus.At the time, Alberta had 97 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Today, Alberta has recorded 139,143 total confirmed cases, according to Alberta Health Services. COVID-19 variants make up 11% of active cases in Alberta: Hinshaw The announcement of a health emergency in 2020 came with aggressive new measures including a decision to temporarily restrict Albertans from attending bars and nightclubs, effectively cancelling many St.
Patrick’s Day celebrations.The province also shuttered things like movie theatres, fitness facilities and rec centres, casinos, museums and art galleries.Albertans are still limited in what they can do to celebrate St.