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Three Calgary businesses have been ticketed for failing to comply with provincial health orders while more than 160 people have received fines for violating rules aimed at reducing spread of COVID-19 since late November.
The City of Calgary released updated statistics Thursday surrounding enforcement of public-health rules by Calgary police and city peace officers.
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One hundred and thirteen tickets have been issued for failing to wear a face covering, including 15 over the past week. One ticket was also handed out for “failure to display prescribed signage in an entryway of a public indoor space,” according to the city.
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Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says delays in Pfizer vaccine deliveries to Canada will impact the province’s vaccination schedule.
Alberta reported 785 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths on Friday. The positivity rate is about 5.5 per cent. There are 796 people in the hospital, including 124 in intensive care.
Alberta’s top doctor is facing heat after calling on those eligible for vaccine to sign up for thousands of open appointments. Doctors, nurses and other front-line workers stressed they were eager to receive vaccines at the earliest opportunity, but hadn’t received the communications necessary to book their spots.
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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta s chief medical officer of health, had strong words on Wednesday for business owners around the province who have broken public health restrictions. Businesses that reopen despite restrictions are increasing close contacts in their community and making it harder for others, Hinshaw wrote on Twitter.
She said those who follow restrictions are helping to ensure those restrictions can be loosened more quickly.
Alberta identified another
875 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the province to 12,838 active cases with a testing positivity rate of 5.3 per cent. Hinshaw had said on Tuesday
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