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Dr. Deena Hinshaw walked into the Alberta legislature media room at 5:38 p.m. on March 5, 2020, and stood alone at the lectern. Neither Hinshaw nor any of the reporters present for her impromptu news conference were wearing face masks.
A weighty air hung in the room as Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, announced the province had detected its first presumptive case of COVID-19.
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“I want to remind Albertans that despite this case, the risk of catching the virus is still considered low in our province,” she said.
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A third Alberta health-care worker has died from COVID-19, Alberta Health reported Wednesday.
It marks the third consecutive day that Alberta has reported the death of a health-care worker from COVID-19. The worker reported dead on Wednesday worked in the Calgary zone. The person was not employed by Alberta Health Services, AHS said.
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Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced the first death of a health-care worker Monday, and while offering condolences to care aide Joe Corral’s family during Tuesday’s news conference, revealed that a second health-care worker had died.