Dr. Deena Hinshaw and AHS president to update Albertans on COVID-19
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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, and Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, will update Albertans this afternoon on COVID-19.
Hinshaw and Yiu will speak at a news conference starting at 3:30 p.m. MT.
You can watch it live here.
A surge in COVID-19 cases has put the province's hospital system under severe strain. Hundreds of critically-ill COVID-19 patients are in intensive care, thousands of surgeries have been cancelled and military nurses have been deployed.
On Thursday, the Canadian Red Cross said nine Red Cross medical personnel are now deployed in Alberta, with additional support arriving in the coming days and weeks. Alberta's government requested the help.
The Red Cross said it expects up to 20 of its medical personnel will work in Alberta hospitals and testing and vaccination centres, in locations including Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Wetaskiwin and Lacombe.
The Canadian Armed Forces has also deployed a contingent of nurses to Alberta.
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