Kenney told Albertans defying those restrictions to “smarten up” on social media Sunday.
“The reason we are at this critical stage of the pandemic in Alberta, with record-high daily case counts and intensive-care numbers, is precisely because too many Albertans are ignoring the rules we currently have in place,” Kenney said on Twitter and Facebook.
“If we do not begin to bend the curve, our health-care system could very well be overwhelmed in a matter of weeks.”
As of Sunday, there are 648 patients in hospital, including 155 admitted to intensive-care units an unprecedented number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta ICUs at one time since the pandemic began.
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Kenney to update Alberta’s vaccine rollout at 4 p.m. Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, on March 13, 2020. Photo by Ed Kaiser /Postmedia
Kenney told Albertans defying those restrictions to “smarten up” on social media Sunday.
“The reason we are at this critical stage of the pandemic in Alberta, with record-high daily case counts and intensive-care numbers, is precisely because too many Albertans are ignoring the rules we currently have in place,” Kenney said on Twitter and Facebook.
“If we do not begin to bend the curve, our health-care system could very well be overwhelmed in a matter of weeks.”
As of Sunday, there are 648 patients in hospital, including 155 admitted to intensive-care units an unprecedented number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta ICUs at one time since the pandemic began.
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The legislative session in one of Canada’s most active COVID-19 hot spots is being temporarily suspended, while at least two other provinces looked forward to ramping up vaccinations in the week ahead.
The two-week legislature suspension in Alberta aims to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, which has led to record-high case counts in recent days, Government House Leader Jason Nixon said in a news release Sunday.
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Opposition Leader Rachel Notley met the claim with skepticism, accusing Premier Jason Kenney of shirking his duties at a critical time in the pandemic.