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16 Sep, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Health Minister Tyler Shandro says as of 10:01 on Spet 16, masking will continue in all indoor places and physical distancing will now be required again at 2 metres.

#yeg #yyc #ableg #covid19ab
Shandro says vaccinated people can gather indoor to just those in same household and one other to a maximum of ten (no restrictions for kids under 12)
Unvaccinated Albertans will NOT be allowed to attend ANY indoor gatherings.
Outdoor private gatherings are capped at 200 people with physical distancing.

For places of worship will be restricted to 1/3 normal capacity with required masking and physical distancing.
BREAKING:

Mandatory masking is required for all school grades 4 and up in Alberta.
Youth indoor sports now has 1/3 capacity for attendees.
As of sept 20, indoor funerals and weddings will be limited to 50%

Those outdoor events will be limited to 200.

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17 Sep
NEW:

- 2,020 new COVID cases in Alberta on 17327 tests (11.7%+0
- 18 new deaths reported
- 911 in hospital (+15), incl 215 in ICU (+3)
- 19,201 active cases (+495)

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Calgary at 4154 active cases (+34)

Edmonton at 3505 active cases (-15)

Red Deer at 680 active cases (+86)

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*ICU Correction

215 patients in ICU represents a drop of 7 patients from the previous day.
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17 Sep
Kenney Facebook live!

Q- You need to stop open and closing, you're hurting people's mental health?

A- Kenney says that's one of the reasons Alberta has treated restrictions as a last resort, unlike say Australia and NZ hard lockdowns.
Kenney knows everyone wants predictability - which is why he erred on the side of caution this summer.

But he says the disease changes, so too does human behaviour.

Adds that 20% unvaxxed adults are the largest part of the hospital crunch.
Q- Do you remember when you said vax passports were illegal?

A - He remembers, but he says he always said there could be exceptions.

Adds he sought legal advice from lawyers about this and they said there can be circumstances that justify a policy framework like this.
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16 Sep
QUESTIONS!

Q- Will new rules be enough to prevent hospitals bein overwhelmed, and when will we see effects?

A- Says it's up to Albertans to follow the rules to know if they'll work.

Hinshaw says it typically takes 1-2 weeks to see impact on cases, longer for hospitals.
Q- Do you expect a challenge getting people on board and dealing with enforcement?

A- Hinshaw believes the majority of Albertans want to do the right thing. Says she's heard from biz that they want to follow the rules.

Adds that non-immunized are also inclined to follow rules
Q- do you have enough staff to enforce?

A- Dr. Yiu says they do have a finite staff, but she's confident they have enough inspectors.
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16 Sep
Q- Do you believe you are blameless for what's happening in hospitals?

Kenney says they had fairly good case to hospital ratios, and based plan on those.

Now, a lot of folks who are getting sick aren't being tested and there's no early warning.
Q - What were you waiting for before acting, despite calls from medical experts?

Kenney says they shared modelling a couple weeks ago and took steps then.

But numbers have gone past that, and he received new recommendations on Monday, and they're implementing them today.
Q- What responsibility do you take for health care staff having to make life or death decisions in triage?

Kenney says they have to increase vaccination and reduce transmission.

Says these are very real measures announced today to address this.
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16 Sep
Q- How can you compare potential anger this summer over keeping restrictions with 2500 dead Albertans?

Kenney says fatality rates are lower here, says restrictions are a last and limited resort.

Says you can't put 4.5M people under a permanent lockdown.
Kenney says they have used restrictions as a necessary tool to intervene during waves to help the health care system.

Says vaccinations are still the solution.
Q- Do you apologize or not for your pandemic response?

Kenney says he apologies for shift from pandemic to endemic and having been too enthusiastic about maintaining a full openness.

But DOES NOT apologize for lifting restrictions in the Open For Summer Plan.
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16 Sep
Rick Bell time.

To what degree what happened since January 1 is a reflection of your leadership? There are many people angry with you.

"Albertans deserve more than 'I apologize'"

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Kenney reiterates his apology.

But says he didn't think they were wrong to life restrictions in July.
Kenney says he DOES NOT apologize for lifting restrictions in July based on increasing vaccination rates and data from other areas around the world.

Says there would have been too much anger to keep lockdown-style policies.
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