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Alberta sticking with provincial approach to lifting public health restrictions
Dr. Deena Hinshaw says despite growing calls for a regional approach to lifting restrictions, the province will move forward in a provincial way.
“While some zones may have less cases than others, all zones continue to have a level of cases that continues to be concerning and our towns and cities are all interconnected,” she said. “We know that Albertans from home to work sometimes across long distances. We know that people shop in nearby cities even if they live in small towns and we know that that level of interconnectedness can cause rapid spread of the virus when one person is infected and it can quickly spread to others.”
Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes has been among the loudest voices calling for a regional approach to easing the public health measures in place.
Asked why Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, two relatively close communities of similar size have such different case counts, Hinshaw said a number of factors could be at play.