Calgary Herald
Date: April 24, 2020
By: David Staples • Edmonton Journal
Saskatchewan will start a careful and phased reopening in May, beginning with golf courses, hair
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks at a COVID-19 news update at the legislature in Regina on Wednesday March 18, 2020. MICHAEL BELL / The Canadian Press
What about Alberta? Premier Jason Kenney and his emergency cabinet are digging into this question.
David Staples: Alberta going with Taiwan plan, not Swedish experiment, to battle COVID-19
Should Alberta follow Saskatchewan’s lead?
The spread of COVID-19 in Alberta and Saskatchewan was tracking closely, said Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw on Thursday, but then Alberta had two significant outbreaks at huge meat-processing plants.
This has led to an uptick in hospitalization and ICU numbers in Alberta, although the province is still well below where Alberta Health forecasters predicted it would be if there were no restrictions, Hinshaw said. [FULL STORY]
