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Rising COVID-19 variants a wake-up call but no blocking coming: Alberta PM

 


LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Alberta Prime Minister Jason Kenney says growing cases of more contagious COVID-19 variants should be a wake-up call, but his government will not impose tough measures such as curfew or house arrest orders .

The province recorded 871 new infections Wednesday, nearly 300 more than the day before. This is the biggest day-to-day increase since mid-January. The test positivity rate was 7.5 percent.

Nearly 32 percent of Alberta active cases involved variants of anxiety, up from about 20 percent a week ago and three percent in late January.

There were three additional deaths, bringing the total to 1,990. About 301 patients with COVID-19 were in hospitals, including 63 in intensive care.

Kenney said he will discuss the situation Thursday, ahead of the long Easter weekend, with Chief Health Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw.

We think a lot of the spread that is happening right now is because people are tired of all of this. They either forgot the instructions or just wanted them, he said.

We will ask people, especially with the coming Easter and spring holidays, to … stay home. Please do not associate outside of your family group or your close contact group. The bulk of the transmission takes place at home.

Kenney said Alberta will not aim to zero in on COVID-19 infections with day-to-day bans, home stay orders or the closure of widespread business.

The wider cost to people’s lives, to their livelihoods, to our social and economic health, would be massive if we pursued real blocking policies.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on March 31, 2021.

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