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But Scott Wildeman, president of the Fitness Industry Council of Canada that represents more than 6,000 facilities, said the first phase of the province’s approach “has missed the mark.”
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Thursday
Variants could force stricter restrictions in Alberta than those in December, Kenney says
Highly contagious COVID-19 variants could force Alberta to change its phased reopening plan, warns Premier Jason Kenney.
In a telephone town hall with business owners Wednesday night, Kenney said the province still plans to allow restaurants to open for in-person dining on Monday, as well as fitness facilities for one-on-one appointments. But if the province sees high transmission of the variants, it may need new, tighter public restrictions, he said.
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Thursday
Two more Calgary schools exposed to U.K. variant
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Thursday two more Calgary-area schools have been exposed to the U.K. variant strain of COVID-19.
There were 11 additional cases of variant COVID-19 strains reported by Hinshaw on Thursday, all of the U.K. variant. Of those, seven have no known link to travel.
Two U.K. variant cases that were linked to travel “potentially exposed” two Calgary-area schools, Hinshaw said.
“As I mentioned in previous updates, these individuals did nothing wrong and, unfortunately, the exposure was the result of overlap in incubation and quarantine periods,” she said during her Thursday update.
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