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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 23

Dec 23, 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.

On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced that Alberta is relaxing its COVID-19 rules on gathering just a teeny bit for Christmas.

Kenney said starting Wednesday and for the following five days a person living alone can attend one family gathering in another household.

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It’s an exception to a public health order brought in two weeks ago that bans any indoor or outdoor gatherings through the new year to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Alberta’s per-capita virus numbers are still high with 1,021 new cases reported yesterday and a total of 18,311 active infections.