Page 17 - Reading Week News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Starting Monday, Paxlovid will be available to specific groups of people who have tested positive on a lab-based COVID-19 test.

Premier Jason Kenney says his government will move toward a widespread relaxation of public health measures once pressure on the health system and COVID-19 hospitalizations trend down.

Premier Jason Kenney says his government will move toward a widespread relaxation of public health measures once pressure on the health system and COVID-19 hospitalizations trend down.

Alberta is seeing early signs that the transmission of the Omicron variant may be slowing, Health Minister Jason Copping said Tuesday. But as in previous waves during the COVID-19 pandemic, admissions to hospitals continue to rise, he said.

For the first time ever there are more than 1,300 people are in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta. There have now been 3,470 deaths since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 41 from Friday's update.