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Article content An outbreak of the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil started with a traveller returning to Alberta from out of province and has been traced to three worksites, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday. To date, there are 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across worksites in the Central Zone and North Zone and of those, three are confirmed to be the variant of concern, Hinshaw tweeted. The employees travelled between sites and the cases are linked to them and their household contacts. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your br...

Article content An outbreak of the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil started with a traveller returning to Alberta from out of province and has been traced to three worksites, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday. To date, there are 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across work sites in the Central Zone and North Zone and of those, three are confirmed to be the variant of concern, Hinshaw tweeted. The employees travelled between sites and the cases are linked to them and their household contacts. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your ...

Alberta public health officials are investigating two workplace outbreaks of the P1 variant of the coronavirus first detected in Brazil, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday.

Alberta public health officials are investigating two workplace outbreaks of the P1 variant of the coronavirus first detected in Brazil, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday.

  EDMONTON -- Alberta Health Services (AHS) is investigating a “significant” COVID-19 variant of concern outbreak linked to a returning traveller. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health, said in a tweet released Saturday that the outbreak involves the P.1 variant of concern originating in Brazil. No further details were given as to the location of the outbreak or how many were affected. “Health officials are working hard to limit future spread and reaching out directly to those at risk of exposure,” Hinshaw said. “AHS will ensure that anyone at risk is iso...