COVID-19 'not the only wicked problem we are facing': Alberta's top doctor says in new op-ed
As of Tuesday, Alberta had roughly 2,200 active cases with 90 Albertans in hospitals and ICUs. The seven-day average for the province's test positivity rate rose to 3.13 per cent, about where it was mid-June. On July 29, the province limited testing to symptomatic individuals only.
As Hinshaw reiterated in the op-ed, the province will continue to watch COVID-19 trends and respond to local threats.the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association noted in an Aug. 4 letter addressed to Premier Jason Kenney The change in direction of Alberta's COVID-19 response has been loudly criticized by Opposition government members, medical professionals and residents concerned about a looming fourth wave or sending unvaccinated children to school.
Some have accused Hinshaw of resisting best scientific evidence by bending to the political whims of Alberta's United Conservative government.
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