June 29, Alberta had conducted 442,253 tests for COVID-19. Since testing began, 8,067 Albertans have tested positive for the virus and 7,354 are listed as recovered.But what does “recovered” mean?

Coronavirus: Alberta increasing outdoor gathering limit to 200 According to Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan, a recovered case is generally defined as: These Canadians say they suffered COVID-19 symptoms for months When asked if a patient would still be considered “recovered” if their symptoms persist after the 14-day period, McMillan responded:[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“There is no clinical evidence at this time suggesting COVID-19 symptoms continue for several months.“We recommend that.

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Trudeau slams Canada trucker protests, police threaten arrests

Canadian police have threatened to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as "unacceptable."

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Alberta parents, school officials react to COVID-19 masking changes

Alberta students will not have to wear masks in schools come Monday — and parents are split on their feelings about the changes. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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Trucker protests: Trudeau says government has helped people grappling with demonstrations in Alberta, Ottawa ‘every step of the way’

During Tuesday’s session of question period, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what concrete steps the government has taken to help people grapple with the Coutts, Alta. trucker convoy and Ottawa anti-mandate protests.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explains timing of vaccine passport ending

Alberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program is no more and soon, other COVID-19 health restrictions will also be lifted. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joined Gord Steinke to talk about the timing and where the province goes from here.

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Edmonton exploring its own municipal restrictions exemption program

Edmonton city council is weighing its options when it comes to introducing its own COVID-19 health measures. Councillors voted in favour Wednesday of exploring a municipal proof of vaccination program. Kim Smith explains.

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COVID-19: City committee votes against exploring vaccine passport program just for Calgary

The City of Calgary will not be implementing its own COVID-19 vaccine passport program — at least for now — after a city committee voted against exploring the idea on Wednesday. Adam MacVicar reports.

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Alberta businesses divided over vaccine passport elimination

It was designed to curb spiking COVID-19 case rates and to encourage vaccination, but Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the passport program has done its job. Some businesses are applauding the move while others say it’s far too premature to eliminate the provincial restrictions exemption program.

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Goodell: NFL won’t tolerate racism, vows changes amid Dolphins fallout

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media on February 09, 2022 at the NFL Network's Champions Field at the NFL Media Building on the SoFi Stadium campus in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Under a baking California sun, Roger Goodell knew the heat was coming.At his annual Super Bowl news conference, the NFL commissioner was grilled on two hot topics that have put the league under heavy scrutiny: racism and discrimination in hiring.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app a ‘security risk’ on Apple devices: privacy commissioner

COVID-19 case could be a security risk if used on Apple devices.That was the finding in the report of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) reviewing the ABTraceTogether app.Commissioner Jill Clayton said Alberta Health was mindful of privacy and security in developing the app and took reasonable steps to protect privacy.“Despite the positive aspects,” said Clayton, “I have ongoing concerns related to the functionality of ABTraceTogether on Apple devices.” Alberta’s contact-tracing app only works on iOS when phone is unlocked, app running in foreground Clayton noted safeguards are out of Alberta Health’s control, but said nonetheless, there is still a security risk because, to run the app, Apple devices

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3 more deaths linked to COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital.The people who died were all men — one in his 70s, one in his 80s and another in his 90s, according to Alberta Health.

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Alberta confirms 46 additional cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the province’s total confirmed cases to 8,436.One additional death was also recorded. A man in his 80s in the South zone has died.

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Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital on ‘full facility outbreak’ due to COVID-19

Misericordia Community Hospital in west Edmonton are temporarily closed to incoming patients as the hospital is now under a “full facility outbreak” due to COVID-19.Alberta Health Services said Wednesday morning the full facility outbreak includes all adult and child services including the emergency department. Patients should not visit the Misericordia, and should instead visit another hospital or call 911 if needed.

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Some Alberta pharmacies are testing for coronavirus, but you’ll have to call around

coronavirus, but you’ll have to phone around to find a location that’s offering testing.On June 25, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced expanded testing capacity at 20 pharmacies in the province. The move was an effort to make it even easier for Albertans to be tested.

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3 deaths now linked to COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton’s Misericordia Community Hospital.Covenant Health — the organization that runs the hospital — confirmed the third death linked to the outbreak on Tuesday. Alberta Health confirmed the patient was a man in his 70s.“Our sympathies are with their family members and loved ones at this difficult time,” Covenant Health said in a media release.

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Alberta confirms 47 additional cases of COVID-19, 2 more deaths

COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta on Tuesday.That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 8,436 since the middle of March. Two additional deaths have also been added to the online data.

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130 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta since Friday

COVID-19 across the province.On July 3, there were 29 new cases, 52 new cases were confirmed for July 4 and 49 cases were confirmed for July 5.When reporting the numbers, the province provides cases that were confirmed up until 11:59 p.m. the day before.

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Alberta to streamline approvals for new private clinics to boost surgeries

surgeries done.It’s one of the changes proposed in Bill 30, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, which has been introduced in the house by Health Minister Tyler Shandro.The bill would reduce what Shandro calls needless administrative duplication to get these clinics approved and complete more surgeries, such as those to remove cataracts, while still being paid for under the public health system.Shandro said the approval process currently can take up to two years and the red tape is a holdover from a time when there wasn’t one central health authority overseeing front-line care.

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2 deaths, 32 cases associated with Misericordia Community Hospital COVID-19 outbreak

Misericordia Community Hospital is adding a series of new restrictions due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases at the facility.As of Monday, there are now 18 patients and 14 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. Covenant Health said that of those cases, eight were confirmed over the weekend — seven in patients, and one in a staff member.Two patients linked to the hospital’s outbreak have died after contracting the virus.

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AHS orders Calgary restaurant to stop offering shisha services during COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic, according to a health enforcement order dated June 24.Conditions at Ishtar Restaurant, located at 4338 Macleod Trail S.W., could have been dangerous to public health or spread disease by contravening an order by Alberta’s chief medical officer of health.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]As it stands, according to the Alberta government, hookah lounges can only serve food and drink.“The operator was providing shisha service to the public as a patron was smoking shisha in the dining room,” the AHS order said.An AHS executive officer directed Ishtar Restaurant owners Bashar Marqas and Sawsan Marqas to immediately close shisha, hookah and water pipe services to the public, explaining

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Alberta confirms 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday

COVID-19 in the province on Friday.That means there has been 8,259 confirmed cases in Alberta since mid-March. City taking COVID-19 precautions as Edmonton rec centres get set to reopen No additional deaths were announced Friday, meaning Alberta’s death toll stands at 155.

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Officials working to contain COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary long-term care centre

COVID-19 was declared.Eight people at the facility are confirmed to have the illness, according to Alberta Health, including residents and staff. Officials didn’t specify how many of the cases are in residents and workers.

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Coronavirus cases surpass 11 million worldwide

coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organization.

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No new cases of COVID-19 identified in Manitoba on Canada Day

COVID-19 in the province on Canada Day.The total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in the province remains at 325.

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COVID-19 outbreaks declared at 4 Edmonton restaurants

At least 5 Edmonton restaurants temporarily closed due to COVID-19 cases On June 21, at least five Edmonton restaurants made the decision to temporarily close due to COVID-19 cases, including Greta Bar, The Pint and Earls Tin Palace.Some restaurants later reopened. Northeast Edmonton in ‘watch’ category on status map for active COVID-19 cases Hinshaw also pointed out two regions – one each in Calgary and Edmonton – were put on the watch list for having more than 50 active COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population: Edmonton Mill Woods West and Calgary Centre.

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How does Alberta keep track of recovered COVID-19 cases?

Chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains how Alberta Health tracks COVID-19 cases to determine when someone can be moved from the active cases to recovered category.

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U.S. insurance adjusters in Calgary to respond to damaging hail storm

CRU Adjusters confirmed to Global News it has hired adjusters from across the continent following the hail storm that pounded the city earlier this month.Severe flooding, damage in Calgary after thunderstorm SaturdayAbout 300 adjusters have come in from outside Alberta, including about 100 from the United States, for a mix of desk and field work.A CRU executive said it has strict COVID-19 protocols — employees are to stay in their rooms as much as possible, wear masks when leaving, and practise social distancing at customers’ homes. Customers are contacted by phone and do not come out of the home for exterior inspections.

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Alberta Health reports 71 new COVID-19 cases as total case number surpasses 8,000

The outbreak at Verve Condominiums in Calgary’s East Village currently has 36 active COVID-19 cases linked to it while 12 people from that outbreak have now recovered.At Edmonton’s Misericordia Community Hospital, there are now 11 patients who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the hospital, which is the same as on Sunday.

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Coronavirus R value in Alberta remains low after parts of economy reopened

has been dropping over the last few months and has been holding steady even after two different phases of reopening in the province.However, experts say that isn’t cause for celebration quite yet, saying Albertans need to continue following public health measures.The reproduction number explains, if one infected person is introduced into a community, how many secondary people would become infected.For example, if the R number is one, one person infects one other person who then infects one other person. An R number of two means one person infects two others who go on to infect two others each.

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Alberta boosts infrastructure spending by 40%, cuts business tax to bolster economy

a global pandemic and oil price collapse.“Albertans have risen to the challenge to the pandemic,” he said.

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Region in Calgary under COVID-19 watch Sunday as condo cases rise; Alberta sees 39 new cases

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as a region in Calgary was added to a provincial watch list.Alberta’s total number of confirmed cases has reached 7,996: 520 active, 7,322 recovered and 154 deaths.The province said 43 people are in hospital; eight of them are in the ICU.Case breakdown:The province has a COVID-19 status map with region classifications based on case ratios: open, watch and enhanced.Calgary – Centre was put under watch status Sunday, the province said, marking the first time an area within Calgary has been under watch. As of Sunday, Calgary – Centre was the only region in the province under a watch.

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These Canadians say they suffered COVID-19 symptoms for months

COVID-19.She started feeling sick a few days later. First, it was a cough.

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69 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta Saturday; numbers up at Calgary condo and Edmonton hospital outbreaks

COVID-19 confirmed on Saturday, bringing active numbers to 520 provincially.The Edmonton and Calgary zones are now close in case numbers: Edmonton zone still has the highest rate, with 228 active cases. Calgary zone currently sits at 221 cases.In the rest of the province, there are 36 cases in the North zone, 31 in the South zone and two in the Central zone.

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Can Alberta businesses ask for proof of a negative COVID-19 test?

COVID-19 pandemic.As health measures like physical distancing and extensive cleaning are implemented, some are raising the question of whether Alberta businesses can request proof of a customer’s negative COVID-19 test before delivering a service.

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Coronavirus: Alberta returns to ‘gold standard’ nasal pharyngeal swabs as global supply rebounds

COVID-19 testing now that the global supply has been restored. Coronavirus: How rapid testing kits could lead to more targeted screenings During the height of the pandemic, there was a global shortage of the nasal pharyngeal swabs, Kerry Williamson explained.So Alberta Precision Laboratories sourced throat swabs to make sure the province could keep up with the demand for testing.

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Making it through at 102: meet Muriel, Alberta’s oldest COVID-19 survivor

COVID-19 at the age of 102.According to Alberta Health Services, that makes her the oldest Albertan to survive COVID-19.Muriel tested positive for the novel coronavirus in May. She made it through without too many problems — a minor fever, no body aches, not much coughing.

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Alberta confirms 38 new COVID-19 cases Friday; Edmonton sees largest active numbers

COVID-19 cases Friday, which brings active cases in the province to 509.Thirty-seven people are in hospital, eight of those are in intensive care. The province reported no additional deaths Friday.

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Calgary’s wastewater to be tested for traces of COVID-19 virus

City of Calgary is teaming up with the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services to test the city’s wastewater for early signs of COVID-19.Researchers will be analyzing wastewater from local treatment plants as well as samples from within the wastewater collection system to find areas where active cases of COVID-19 are beginning to appear. Alberta Health releases more detailed guidance on cohorts, how to form them In a Friday news release from the U of C, Dr.

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Taste of Edmonton, Heritage Festival face financial hardship — one may call it quits for good

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“So that’s why we have put together our charity donation fund online, and we’re looking for public support to help save the festival,” Vienneau said.In order to return next year, Vienneau said the event needs $100,000.Taste of Edmonton is not the only festival strapped for cash. The Heritage Festival is also facing a few financial bumps and roadblocks.“There’s no cash coming in.

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COVID-19 outbreak at Misericordia Hospital now includes 2 units, 1 death

COVID-19 outbreak at the Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton now includes two units and consists of six patients and five staff who have tested positive.The first case was identified on June 21, Alberta Health Services said. Outbreak protocols were implemented and all staff or patients who may have been exposed are being tested.On Tuesday, Alberta Health said the outbreak was contained to one unit at the hospital and six patients and two staff had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.On Wednesday, health officials told Global News three more staff had tested positive.

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Edmonton recycling facility reopens after COVID-19 outbreak

two weeks after it shut down operations due to an outbreak of COVID-19.The Materials Recovery Facility at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre reopened on Wednesday. It was closed for 14 days after the City of Edmonton and facility operator Suez Canada Waste Services suspended services on June 9.The outbreak was made pubic on June 19, when Alberta Health said 12 cases of COVID-19 had been linked to the outbreak to date.

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Thousands of Edmontonians continue to book appointments for COVID-19 testing

expanded the south side assessment centre, located at 7319 28 Avenue, on June 12 to meet demand, particularly for asymptomatic testing; the number of swabbing stations were doubled to 30, allowing staff to be able to increase swabbing from 1,500 a day to 3,000 a day.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The site lead previously told Global News that AHS would monitor demand and adjust capacity at the centre as needed.However, spokesperson Kerry Williamson said there are no plans to adjust the number of swabbing stations at the assessment centre.There were 1,358 appointments booked on June 5, 3,417 appointments booked on June 8 and 4,212 appointments booked between June 23 and 24, according to data

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Some Edmonton restaurants reopen after briefly closing due to COVID-19 cases

At least 5 Edmonton restaurants temporarily closed due to COVID-19 cases Greta Bar in downtown Edmonton has been closed this week. On Sunday, the restaurant had a sign posted on the door, saying on June 18 it was made aware of a regular customer — not an employee — who tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The letter said the person was in the restaurant four days prior, interacting with staff at a table.“Out of an abundance of caution, and out of respect and caring for all those in our society… susceptible to the virus, we have decided to temporarily close the downtown Edmonton location,” the notice read.In a post on Facebook, Greta Bar said it would reopen on Thursday.

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Alberta health officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 situation in Alberta Thursday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to address the media at 3:30 p.m.

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44 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, no new deaths

COVID-19 in the province.The department’s update on Wednesday listed no new deaths for the second day in a row.Confirmed cases in the Calgary zone continued to drop, while the Edmonton zone continues to see an increase in cases. There are 250 confirmed cases in the Edmonton zone, and 219 in the Calgary zone.

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Alberta Health releases more detailed guidance on cohorts, how to form them

has been released by the Alberta government when it comes to COVID-19 cohorts and how to create them.Cohorts are a “bubble” that allows members to not physically distance from one another. Members are encouraged to stay within their cohort rather than interact with others outside that circle.Now that the province has moved into Phase 2 of relaunch, the chief medical officer of health has said Albertans can expand their social circles a few different ways: Alberta investing $10M for targeted COVID-19 antibody testing Dr.

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Alberta announces $10M investment in COVID-19 serology testing

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announces the province is investing $10 million into targeted serology testing for COVID-19.

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Alberta investing $10M for targeted COVID-19 antibody testing

COVID-19.On Tuesday, Alberta Health announced $10 million is being allocated to fund four different targeted serology testing programs.Serology tests detect the presence of antibodies in a person’s blood, which will indicate if the person has previously been exposed to the COVID-19 virus.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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