Kenney says the key to prevention will be ramped up testing, border screening and a focus on the protecting the highest risk group – seniors and those with underlying conditions
“The most important strategy as we move forward is building a wall of defence around the most vulnerable,” Kenney told the house Wednesday in a speech updating his government’s response to the pandemic.He noted the province has made changes to provide personal protective equipment and financial aid to care facilities, along with new rules that prevent staff from working in more than one continuing care centre.
Alberta has now begun reopening its economy, with retailers, restaurants, golf courses, farmers markets, daycares, barber shops, hair salons, museums, art galleries, and places of worships allowed to reopen with restrictions. Non-urgent surgeries have resumed. Outdoor gatherings remain limited to no more than 50 people.
“What we are learning is that younger people, while not completely immune, have a rate of mortality related to COVID that is no higher than their general mortality rate for other illnesses,” Kenney said. She said the province took too long to act on Opposition demands for more safeguards for care centres and failed to protect workers at meat plants exposed to unsafe work conditions, leading to outbreaks.
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