What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, May 22
Bars, restaurants, hair salons and barbershops can open on May 25 in Calgary and Brooks
The latest:
- Bars, restaurants, hair salons and barbershops can open in Calgary and Brooks on May 25, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday.
- Kenney also said that, as of June 1, day camps will be allowed to open with restrictions, post-secondary institutions can offer summer classes with caps on participants, and funeral services and places of worship can expand capacity.
- Alberta reported 32 more cases of COVID-19 Friday along with two more deaths.
- On June 3, AHS plans to reinstate inpatient labour and delivery and newborn care at Calgary's South Health Campus.
- Alberta's top doctor warned the public Thursday to be aware of COVID-19 complacency as the province continues to see new case numbers declining.
- The province reported four more deaths and 33 new cases on Thursday.
- A new advice line has been set up to help Albertans with physical disabilities and injuries connect with rehabilitation advice during the pandemic. The advice line is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada.
What you need to know today in Alberta:
Bars, restaurants, hair salons and barbershops in Calgary and Brooks will be allowed to open on May 25, while more restrictions will be lifted across the province on June 1.
Premier Jason Kenney said the decision to open more businesses and services in the two communities is based on advice from the province's chief medical officer of health.
Alberta reported 32 more cases of COVID-19 Friday along with two more deaths — a woman in her 70s, who lived at Calgary's Carewest Sarcee care home and a woman in her 90s who lived at Kensington Village in Edmonton.
A new advice line set up to help Albertans with physical disabilities and injuries connect with rehabilitation advice during the pandemic is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada. The toll-free phone line is 1-833-379-0563.
A regional breakdown of cases as of Friday shows the impact of COVID-19 in different parts of the province:
- Calgary zone: 689 active, 3,912 recovered
- South zone: 93 active, 1,122 recovered
- Edmonton zone: 58 active, 453 recovered
- North zone: 18 active, 199 recovered
- Central zone: four active, 94 recovered
- Unknown: three active, 21 recovered
What you need to know today in Canada:
Canada is emerging from months of lockdown, but key questions remain unanswered about where Canadians are getting infected with COVID-19 and why case levels remain high in the hardest-hit provinces.
The federal government will launch an online tool today to help Canadians navigate the various financial benefits available during the pandemic, as the political parties continue to spar over the resumption of Parliament.
Widespread lockdowns due to COVID-19 across the country pushed Canadian retail sales down by 10 per cent in March, the biggest plunge on record.
As of 6:20 p.m. ET on Friday, Canada had 82,452 confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases, with 42,585 of those considered resolved or recovered.
A CBC News tally of deaths attributed to coronavirus based on provincial data, regional health information and CBC's journalism stood at 6,339.
Self-assessment and supports:
Alberta Health Services has an online self-assessment tool that you can use to determine if you have symptoms of COVID-19.
The province says Albertans who have returned to Canada from other countries must self-isolate. Unless your situation is critical and requires a call to 911, Albertans are advised to call Health Link at 811 before visiting a physician, hospital or other health-care facility.
If you have symptoms, even mild, you are to self-isolate for 10 days from the onset of symptoms.
You can find Alberta Health Services' latest coronavirus updates here.
The province also operates a confidential mental health support line at 1-877-303-2642 and addiction help line at 1-866-332-2322, available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.
Online resources are available for advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
There is a 24-hour family violence information line at 310-1818 to get anonymous help in more than 170 languages, and Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.