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While expecting COVID-19 to push hospitals to their limit, some Alberta doctors are also voicing frustration and anger with those they hold partly responsible for that.
Continued rallies by anti-restriction activists and a rodeo attended by thousands near Bowden over the weekend are a punch to the gut of health-care workers, they say.
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“Seeing those gatherings is just excruciating because you know what it’s going to be like in hospitals,” said Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious disease specialist.