The fraught, often frightening year of 2020 may be over, but experts warn the dawn of a new one doesn t leave behind the troubles caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patients in multiple Canadian hotspots are flooding hospitals at an alarming rate and expected to arrive in even greater numbers in the weeks to come, doctors and health centres said Friday.
“If these rates of increase continue the way they are, the months of January and February are absolutely going to be brutal. It’s just a question of how brutal will it be, said Anthony Dale, head of the Ontario Hospital Association.
A new year renews concerns for hospitals grappling with COVID 19, experts warn
January 2, 2021
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA-The fraught, often frightening year of 2020 may be over, but experts warn the dawn of a new one doesn’t leave behind the troubles caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patients in multiple Canadian hotspots are flooding hospitals at an alarming rate and expected to arrive in even greater numbers in the weeks to come, doctors and health centres said Friday.
“If these rates of increase continue the way they are, the months of January and February are absolutely going to be brutal.
Alberta municipal affairs minister took Hawaii vacation, sources say
CBC News has learned that Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard spent time this month in Hawaii on a family vacation, despite a direction from the federal and provincial governments to avoid non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard speaks at a news conference on Dec. 15. CBC News has learned that Allard took a vacation in Hawaii this month.(Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier)
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney took responsibility for not being clear about travel rules for members of the legislative assembly after news of Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard s Hawaii vacation was revealed. He also ordered Friday that MLAs should not leave the country unless it s for government business.
Allard is now home in Grande Prairie, according to Kenney. He said she was still working and participating in calls while she was on vacation with her family.