Canada and around the world on Wednesday Coronavirus Case

5 min readNov 25, 2020

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British Columbia reported a record high COVID-19 case number on Tuesday as neighbouring Alberta declared a public health emergency and put forward targeted measures aimed at slowing transmission of the novel coronavirus.
Alberta — which reported 1,115 new cases and 16 additional deaths on Tuesday — is temporarily banning indoor private social gatherings and moving all students in Grade 7 and above to at-home learning.
Premier Jason Kenney opted to keep businesses, including retail and clothing stores, open with 25 per cent capacity. Casinos will be allowed to run their slot machines at 25 per cent capacity and churches will still be allowed to hold services with one-third their normal audience. Restaurants can still offer in-person dining.
Kenney, who has not ruled out the possibility of further restrictions in the weeks ahead, said Tuesday’s measures were needed to keep the province’s health-care system from being “overwhelmed” and to protect the vulnerable.
“They are also needed to protect Albertans from the health, social and economic damage that a crushing lockdown would inflict.”
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But some in the province were quick to criticize Tuesday’s orders, saying they didn’t go far enough. Mike Parker, president of a major union of health-care workers, called the measures “inadequate” and took issue with Kenney’s leadership, saying the premier “continues to put business interests ahead of the well-being of all Albertans.”
As of Tuesday, Alberta had 13,349 active cases of COVID-19 and 348 people in hospital, with 66 in intensive care.
Dr. Joe Vipond, a Calgary emergency room physician and co-founder of Masks4Canada, told CBC News Network on Wednesday that measures like the ones rolled out on Tuesday are too little, too late.
“Now that our house is on fire, throwing a couple of buckets on it is not going to put it out” Vipond said. “It’s a five-alarm fire.”
WATCH | Respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta says Alberta response not aggressive enough to curb COVID-19:
Alberta response not aggressive enough to curb COVID-19, says respirologist5 hours agoVideo
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‘It’s very scary what’s happening out there,’ says Toronto respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta. He says the rising coronavirus caseload means sick people are at ‘high risk’ of being turned away from the ICU. 1:27
British Columbia, meanwhile, reported 941 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday — a new daily high in the province, which also announced a new public health measure.
Health officials in B.C. had already introduced a mask requirement for indoor public spaces and new rules around social gatherings, but on Tuesday they also moved to temporarily ban indoor group fitness activities.
“We need to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our province and that needs to happen now,” Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a statement. “That is why we have paused all gatherings, events and indoor group fitness activities.”

Canada and around the world on Wednesday Coronavirus Case

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