This time last year: COVID-19 was on the radar but not yet considered a risk
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One year ago Alberta still had no cases of COVID-19 but Canadian residents were being repatriated from Wuhan in China and a global emergency was declared.
The World Health Organization had declared the emergency because there was a risk to other countries and a co-ordinated international response was required.
In Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, reassured Albertans.
“The risk is low but we are prepared.”
Hinshaw said the WHO had taken into account that the virus had spread from person to person in some cases.