New COVID-19 restrictions announced as Alberta declares state of public health emergency
Premier Jason Kenney has announced new restrictions as the Alberta government attempts to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the province.
A state of public health emergency has also been declared.
There are now 13,349 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta as of Tuesday.
Kenney called the new measures “bold and targeted” to combat the “once-in-a-century public health challenge” that has impacted “everyone one of us in many different ways.”