COVID-19 case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and public health measures Thursday.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak earlier than usual — at 2:45 p.m.Her news conference will be streamed live in this story.
Alberta’s new COVID-19 measures ban in-person dining, outdoor gatherings; retail to remain open Many new province-wide public health measures take effect this weekend.They include closing restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, gyms, and personal services like hair and nail salons.Retail businesses and religious services will be restricted to 15 per cent capacity.Social gatherings of any kind — indoors or outdoors — are banned.An Alberta-wide mask mandate in all indoor public spaces took effect immediately on Tuesday.