Hinshaw says to be mindful of COVID and Easter gatherings
As Albertans head into their third Easter COVID weekend, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says people need to remember that indoor social gatherings create a higher risk of transmission of the virus.
“We also know that people gain benefit from spending time with people they care about and its important to be able to celebrate important holdiays with those of our family and friends,” said the chief medical officer of health in the weekly Wednesday update. “So what I would recommend is that people consider who they’re going to be gathering with, consider what precautions are appropriate for these individuals.”
She said it’s critical anyone feeling sick not attend a gathering, consider the use of rapid tests and having parts of gatherings outdoors if the weather is co-operative.