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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, November 6

by Rex Daniel
Calgary·THE LAST

At least 13 restaurants across the province have received closure notices or have had their food permits suspended by Alberta Health Services.

Restaurants have issued closure notices for failing to comply with Alberta’s vaccine passport program

Posted notices show Bake My Day has been ordered to shut down health services in Alberta. As of Saturday, at least 13 restaurants in Alberta have received similar closure notices or have had their food permits suspended. (Min Dhariwal / CBC)

The latest news on COVID-19 in Alberta:

  • At least 13 restaurants in Alberta received closure notices or had their food permits suspended by Alberta Health Services on Saturday for failing to screen customers for immunization status since the inception of the program. exemption from provincial restrictions.
  • In the Calgary area, two restaurants received a closure notice, while another had its food license suspended.
  • In the northern zone, at least nine restaurants have been hit by AHS.
  • In the Edmonton area, a business had its food license suspended.
  • The southern and central areas have not recorded any cases of non-compliance with the restriction exemption program, according to the AHS website.
  • Alberta reported 466 new cases of COVID and five dead Friday.
  • One of the five deaths was a man in his twenties. Alberta Health says the case involved pre-existing conditions.
  • The total number of active cases in Alberta is 6.386.
  • Since the start of the pandemic, 3 142 Albertans have died from COVID.
  • 316,455 Albertans are considered to have restored.
  • There are 141 patients in intensive care, and 660 in hospital with COVID.
  • Alberta reports R-value less than 1. The R-value is the average number of COVID-19 infections transmitted by each diagnosed case.
  • An R value less than 1 means the transmission is no longer increasing. Province-wide, the R-value for October 25-31 was 0.87, with a confidence interval between 0.84 and 0.90.
  • Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Wednesday that more Albertans will now be eligible to receive a COVID-19 recall fire, because immunity levels may decline earlier in some people. The the full list of eligible Albertans is available on the province’s website.
  • With a slight release of pressure on the ICUs, AHS is reduce available extra beds to redeploy staff to care for non-COVID patients who need surgeries and completed procedures, an AHS spokesperson said Monday.
  • The Government of Alberta has released an app to scan and verify QR Code vaccination records. The AB COVID Records Verifier app is available for download on Apple and Android devices.
  • Albertans can get their immunization records improved with a QR Code online at alberta.ca/CovidRecords.

Latest news on Alberta’s response to COVID-19:

  • Number of delayed surgeries in Alberta by the fourth wave of the pandemic to 15,000 – nearly double what it was a month ago – as the province canceled procedures and reallocated resources to COVID-19 patients, the minister said on Thursday of Health.
  • Jason Copping also said the province “does not have a clear timeline at the moment” when the delayed surgeries resume. The minister said surgeries were still delayed every day, despite the drop in the number of cases.
  • The Alberta Physician Regulator Performs unannounced inspections in medical clinics in an effort to crack down on doctors who spread misinformation about COVID-19 or prescribe unproven cures for the disease.
  • The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) said it has conducted five inspections related to COVID-19 complaints since the targeted application began three weeks ago.
  • Calgary City Council voted to change the threshold to repeal the Calgary mask regulation. In September, council voted to repeal the bylaw either effective Dec.31 or when Calgary’s COVID case count fell below 100 per 100,000 for 10 consecutive days. Instead, the council voted on Monday to change the threshold to 28 days.
  • Nine Canadian Armed Forces Nurses who helped treat COVID-19 patients at an Edmonton hospital are on their way back to their home units.
  • As of October 25, Albertans aged 12 and over must provide proof of full vaccination – two doses of COVID-19 vaccine – to access restaurants, movies, sporting events and other businesses across the province operating under the province’s restriction exemption program.
  • People who are not fully vaccinated can still choose to provide a negative COVID-19 test paid for by the private sector within the previous 72 hours or valid proof of medical exemption.
  • Kenney’s government imposed the voluntary passport system for vaccines that went into effect on September 20 to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19.
  • Operators who are eligible for the program, but choose not to participate, will need to follow measures that include capacity limits and physical distancing.
  • A full list of restrictions and exemptions is available on the government website.
  • On September 22, Calgary City Council approved a bylaw that provides for consistent application of the provincial vaccination passport program for many types of businesses in the city.
  • The City of Calgary Mandatory Vaccination Policy entered into force on November 1. It demands that all employees in the city be vaccinated against COVID-19, whether they are working in the office, at home or elsewhere. On Tuesday, he said 85% of his staff were fully vaccinated. That’s nearly 11,000 employees.
  • The city says employees who are not fully immunized by November 1 are required to participate in a rapid testing program and a mandatory education program on the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
  • As of December 1, those who are not vaccinated will be required to continue participating in the rapid test program in their free time and at their own expense.
  • Among Calgary Fire Department employed, 80 percent are fully vaccinated and two percent are partially vaccinated.
  • The Calgary Police Service reports that 85 percent of staff are fully immunized and three percent are partially immunized.
  • AHS is extension of time for employees, medical and midwifery staff, students, volunteers and contracted healthcare providers to comply with its mandatory vaccination policy until November 30.
  • A Calgary-based real estate company is require COVID-19 vaccination for all new residents as well as its employees. Strategic group, which rents more than 1,500 apartments in Calgary and Edmonton, announced the new policy on Thursday.
  • Hinshaw announced new measures for continuing care facilities which started on October 25th. All visitors will be required to wear a mask in all interior areas of the building, including resident rooms. All residents must also self-quarantine after returning from a hospital stay of 24 hours or more until they have a negative COVID-19 test result.
  • The province announced new measures to protect children and youth from COVID-19 on October 5. Contact tracing in schools will be gradually implemented, epidemics will be declared in schools and rapid test kits will be made available to parents to test young children.
  • Politicians and staff Alberta Legislature All will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the time sitting resumes on Oct. 25, Government House Leader Jason Nixon said on Tuesday.
  • Alberta public sector workers will soon be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The policy, approved by the province’s COVID-19 ministerial committee, will affect 25,500 provincial employees who must all submit proof of full vaccination before November 30.

The latest news on vaccines:

  • 68.8 percent of the province’s total population received two doses a COVID-19 vaccine, or 80.9 percent of eligible Albertans.
  • Out of the total population of the province, 74.3 percent have received at least one dose, or 87.3 percent of eligible people.
  • Across Canada, 77.8 percent of the total population received at least one dose of vaccine, and 74.1 percent of the total population are fully immunized, depending on The CBC vaccine tracker. Among the eligible, 88.9 percent have received a dose and 84.6% are fully vaccinated.

Find out which regions are hardest hit:

here is last detailed regional breakdown active cases, as reported by the province on Friday:

  • Edmonton area: 1.412.
  • Calgary area: 1779.
  • North Zone: 1,401.
  • Central zone: 1,139.
  • South Zone: 652.
  • Unknown: 3.

Here are the latest COVID-19 stories from Alberta:

With files from The Canadian Press

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