Coronavirus outbreak: Alberta’s health minister says province ‘more than ready for the peak’ of COVID-19 outbreak

Alberta’s health minister Tyler Shandro said on Saturday that the province’s healthcare system will be able to manage the peak of the virus, should the data continue to trend as it is. He said that by the end of April, Alberta’s health system will have 2,250 acute care beds, almost 1,100 ICU beds and 760 ventilators, “which is more than enough to meet the hospital demands during the peak. “