Continuing Care Facilities

• ‘Unclear processes’ led to days of delay for critical asymptomatic testing at long-term care homes

  At the time of the premier's April 17 announcement, 32 of Alberta’s 50 deaths were in long-term care sites. As of Nov. 9, 236 of the province’s 369 deaths were linked to these facilities.

  Investigations

  Nov 11, 2020
  
• Province to start offering flu vaccine to vulnerable Albertans by Oct. 13

  Global News reported in June that the province is ordering approximately 360,000 more doses of the flu vaccine, bringing the total this year to 1.96 million doses compared to 1.6 million doses in 2019 to 2020.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2020
  
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• Visitor policies at Alberta continuing-care facilities start to ease Thursday

  A professor of epidemiology at the University of Calgary believes eased visitor restrictions at Alberta continuing-care centres will have a huge impacts on those in the facilities and their families.

  Health

  Jul 23, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Alberta announces 72 new cases, 1 more death Saturday

  Alberta Health announced 72 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 1,084.

  Health

  May 16, 2020