Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. (Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation)

By Canadian Press

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Apr 7, 2021 | 12:58 PM

EDMONTON – Several doctors from Calgary and Edmonton say public health restrictions introduced by the Alberta government will not be enough to reduce spread of COVID-19 during the province’s third wave.

Premier Jason Kenney brought back tougher restrictions yesterday that include shutting down indoor dining in restaurants and reducing retail capacity.

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Dr. James Talbot, co-chair of the COVID-19 committee with the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association, says those measures won’t reduce the stress on hospitals and intensive care units.

Another expert, Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz with the University of Calgary, says cases related to the more contagious variants are doubling every week.

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She says cases during the second wave in the fall were doubling every 2.5 weeks.

Gasperowicz says it would take a shutdown similar to one last spring to start bending the curve downward.

(The Canadian Press)