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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 17

Dec 17, 2020 | 3:20 PM

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch the news conference below once it begins.

Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced earlier on Tuesday that the next phase of rapid testing for COVID-19 in Alberta is to begin tomorrow.

Shandro said mobile units will be sent to homeless shelters and long-term care facilities, where positive cases will be able to be identified in a matter of hours.

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He says bringing rapid testing directly to the most vulnerable is an important addition to help manage and prevent the spread of the virus.

The pilot starts in the Edmonton zone and is to expand to the Calgary zone next week.

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