[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Health experts have stressed the importance of testing in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and noted it’s also a way of identifying asymptomatic cases, where people don’t exhibit symptoms of the illness.Although Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.

Deena Hinshaw, have repeatedly emphasized the importance of a rigorous testing regime to identify cases and contact people at risk, Braun said he did not believe testing is that important.“I thought the main thing was to stay home when you’re sick,” he said, acknowledging that COVID-19 is something to be careful about.“We should do the distancing and.

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Alberta’s top health official says province is not in a second wave of COVID-19

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta is not in a second wave of COVID-19 despite increased daily case numbers in recent months. Julia Wong has more from the Thursday update.

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‘These numbers are difficult’: Hinshaw responds to new Alberta opioid data

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, responds to the government’s report that noted a drastic increase in opioid poisoning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hinshaw does not think Alberta is in a second COVID-19 wave

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses a possible second wave of COVID-19 in Alberta, and how it could be avoided.

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Hinshaw announces 29 patients, 3 deaths associated with Foothills hospital COVID-19 outbreak

Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on the COVID-19 outbreak and processes in place at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.

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Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19 situation in Alberta Thursday

COVID-19 cases, outbreaks and public health measures.Coronavirus: Hinshaw gives green light for indoor children’s play areas to openDr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak in Edmonton at 3:30 p.m.Her address will be streamed live in this article post.

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Alberta’s Kenney says Trudeau ‘completely failed to recognize’ economic reality of pandemic in throne speech

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responded on Thursday to the Liberals’ federal throne speech and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Wednesday address to Canadians, stating that he felt the government “completely failed to recognize, to acknowledge or to act on” the dire economic realities brought forth by the coronavirus pandemic in their remarks.

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New Brunswick reports 2 new cases of COVID-19, launches online testing referral

coronavirus self-assessment and testing referral.A news release says residents can now request a COVID-19 test online, after which the testing centres will contact the individual within 48 hours.

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Alberta sees 143 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths connected to outbreaks

COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, Alberta Health said Wednesday.There are 59 people in hospital; 13 of whom are in intensive care units.Of the 1,520 current active cases, 821 are in the Edmonton zone and 481 in the Calgary zone.More than 12,317 COVID-19 tests were completed by Alberta labs in the last 24 hours. Coronavirus: 3rd patient dies, patient screening increased amid Foothills hospital outbreaks The province reported two deaths Wednesday, including one that Alberta Health Services confirmed Tuesday was linked to the outbreak at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.

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2nd person dies, 2 more patients confirmed to have COVID-19 linked to Foothills outbreaks

novel coronavirus in relation to the COVID-19 outbreaks at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.An outbreak of the virus was first declared on Sept. 19 in the cardiac unit of the hospital.

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Alberta adds 358 COVID-19 cases since Friday

Alberta reported 119 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, 102 on Saturday and 137 on Sunday. Julia Wong has more from Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s Monday update.

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Alberta has 19 schools with COVID-19 outbreaks, 2 more likely in-school transmissions

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, announces two additional schools where COVID-19 transmission likely occurred.

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1 patient connected to COVID-19 outbreak at Foothills Medical Centre dies

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses a COVID-19 outbreak at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary where one patient has died.

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No determination of causes of COVID-19 at Foothills hospital despite reports: Hinshaw

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses the investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary

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Alberta has no plans to reduce gathering limits at this time: Hinshaw

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there are no plans at this time to reduce the restrictions on gathering limits, but she will contin ue to watch the data.

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Alberta’s top doctor to offer update on province’s COVID-19 response Monday

COVID-19 situation in Alberta and the public health response to the pandemic.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is expected to address the media at 3:30 p.m.

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Public Health boss says ‘we’re not in the situation we want to be in at all’ after spike in COVID cases

Trafford’s public health chief says ‘we’re not in the situation we want to be in, at all’ over coronavirus.The borough’s current infection rate stands at 55.6 per 100,000 people and rising, director of public health Eleanor Roaf told Trafford council’s public engagement board.She added that issues with testing had been ‘affecting us quite badly in Trafford, as with everyone else’.Ms Roaf said: “We’re not in the situation we want to be in at all.

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Ayrshire pub closes after positive coronavirus test

Lynne McNiven and Joy Tomlinson, Directors of Public Health, said: "NHS Ayrshire & Arran Test and Protect team is carrying out Covid-19 contact tracing related to the Market Inn in Auchinleck. "Those who have been identified as close contacts through this process have already been contacted directly by the Test and Protect Team and advised to self-isolate for 14 days."The Market Inn has physical distancing and hygiene processes in place to minimise the risk of viral spread and to support Test and Protect.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney not self-isolating after premiers’ meeting with COVID-19 case connection

Premier Jason Kenney will not be isolating after a meeting with Quebec’s premier, who is currently self-isolating after coming into contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, this week.The positive case is Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, who got the news late Friday, hours after Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet issued a statement that he, too, had tested positive.Kenney’s connection to O’Toole is due to the fact that he met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Quebec Premier Francois Legault on Friday.So far, none of the premiers at that meeting have symptoms, but Legault said late Friday that he had met with O’Toole earlier in the week and would be isolating and getting tested.

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New Brunswick reports no new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

coronavirus on Saturday and say just one case remains active.The province has reported 194 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in total to date.There have been 191 recoveries and two deaths as a result of the virus in New Brunswick, according to public health.As of Sept.

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COMMENTARY: Canada’s health minister needs to make coronavirus testing a much bigger priority

shared her thoughts on the likelihood and the wisdom of another strict lockdown if indeed we face a second wave of COVID-19. Patty Hajdu even suggested that she wouldn’t “rule out” such a response.Now, the minister is certainly entitled to her opinion on such matters, but it’s not really her call to make.

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Alberta records 1st ‘likely’ case of in-class COVID-19 transmission at school in Edmonton

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says the province likely has it’s first transmission of COVID-19 in a school. Dr.

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Canada’s Public Health Agency president resigns amid rising coronavirus cases

coronavirus without a leader, amid rising cases of the virus in some of Canada’s most populous provinces.In a letter to staff released by Health Canada, Namiesniowski said she needed “to take a break” and “step aside so someone else can step up” to lead the public health agency tasked with coordinating Canada’s response to COVID-19. Namiesniowski was appointed to the job in May 2019.Her resignation comes as caseloads of the virus have surged in Ontario, B.C.

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No COVID-19 cases in Alberta schools have required acute care: Hinshaw

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses the severity of COVID-19 cases in the province’s schools.

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Alberta identifies 1st COVID-19 case likely transmitted within school

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, announces the province has identified the first COVID-19 case that was likely transmitted within a school.

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Still no timeline for when Alberta will have access to federal COVID-19 tracking app

Justin Trudeau confirmed residents in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick can now download and use the federal COVID-19 app, but there’s still no word on when COVID Alert will be available in Alberta. COVID Alert app now available in Saskatchewan While speaking to media Friday about the first likely in-school transmission of COVID-19 in Alberta, the province’s chief medical officer of health said they’re still working on it.“It was announced several weeks ago that Alberta has determined that we will eventually be using the federal app, however, there are still several details that still need to be worked out,” Dr.

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‘It doesn’t mean that this school is bad’: Hinshaw asks for compassion while reporting COVID-19 cases

Alberta’s top doctor, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, is asking for compassion when reporting and discussing COVID-19 cases in schools to avoid stress and anxiety for students, teachers and parents.

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Alberta working with lab to look at mouth rinse and saliva COVID-19 tests

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses new testing methods and why there is no timeline for Alberta to move forward with these tests.

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Dr. Hinshaw asks media to seek balance while reporting on COVID-19 cases in schools

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw is asking the media to seek balance while reporting on COVID-19 cases within schools.

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New Brunswick reports no new COVID-19 cases on Friday

coronavirus on Friday.Health officials have reported 194 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in total, and say there have been 191 recoveries.One case remains active in the province.

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Premiers likely to ask for billions more in health care ahead of feds’ throne speech

Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government could hinge.Quebec’s Francois Legault, Ontario’s Doug Ford, Alberta’s Jason Kenney and Manitoba’s Brian Pallister plan to hold a news conference in Ottawa to spell out what they hope to see in the speech.Billions more for health care is likely to top their list.

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Alberta shifting from asymptomatic testing of COVID-19 to priority groups

Alberta has offered voluntary asymptomatic COVID-19 testing to all residents since May, however Dr. Deena Hinshaw now says to reduce wait times, testing is no longer recommended for those with no symptoms and no suspected exposure to the novel coronavirus.

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Alberta identifies 146 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths Thursday

Alberta chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, updates the COVID-19 situation in the province for Sept. 17, 2020

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‘The virus persist whether or not we test for it’: Hinshaw responds to controversial post by northern Alberta councillor

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, responds to a controversial post by Mackenzie County Councillor Peter Braun telling followers to stop testing for COVID-19.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 situation in the province from Dr. Deena Hinshaw on Thursday.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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No new COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick on Wednesday

coronavirus on Wednesday.There are currently three active cases of COVD-19 in the province.The most recent case was reported Monday, and was travel-related. New Brunswick reports 1 new travel-related case of COVID-19 To date, the province has confirmed 194 cases of COVID-19 and has seen 189 recoveries.Health officials say 67,540 tests for the virus have been completed in New Brunswick.The Atlantic bubble remains in effect, permitting interprovincial travel between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador without self-isolation.However, restrictions will be in place.

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Nova Scotia has 1 known active case of COVID-19

coronavirus on Wednesday and say one active case remains in the province.The province completed 902 negative tests the day prior, and 84,747 to date.Nova Scotia has confirmed 1,086 cases of COVID-19 since the outbreak began in March.

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Alberta records 418 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend

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.

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Number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta schools ‘isn’t surprising’: Hinshaw

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.

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Alberta saw 418 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death over the weekend

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.

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‘To get our economy restarted, we cannot ignore COVID-19’: Hinshaw

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

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Alberta reports 42 COVID-19 cases at 35 schools since reopening

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

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta’s COVID-19 situation Monday afternoon

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

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17 New COVID-19 cases Saturday, including Brandon school student

COVID-19 identified in the province.That brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive cases in Manitoba to 1,410.

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Alberta to expand use of privately run day clinics to ramp up surgeries by 150%

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he wants to reduce surgical wait times. He is asking to see if private companies want to build sites to perform publicly-funded surgeries. Fletcher Kent has more.

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COVID-19: Alberta updates guidelines for singing and musical instruments

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

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Alberta COVID-19 update: Sept. 11, 2020

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

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Potential COVID-19 exposure on Sept. 7 Calgary-Halifax flight

coronavirus on WestJet flight WS232 that left Calgary for Halifax on Sep. 7 at 9:30 a.m.The flight arrived in Halifax at 5:14 p.m.A news release says passengers in rows four to 10 and seats D, E and F, are most likely to have had close contact.

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Alberta’s top doctor to provide COVID-19 update Friday afternoon

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

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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

Councillor in northern Alberta county shares Facebook post asking people not to get tested for coronavirus

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