Military nurses begin COVID shifts at Edmonton hospital
Oct 6, 2021 | 2:15 PM
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Canadian military nurses are to begin work at an Edmonton hospital today to help relieve pressure on a critical care unit overburdened with COVID-19 patients.
The Canadian Armed Forces says eight critical care nursing officers from Ontario and Nova Scotia are to begin shifts as early as this afternoon at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
The military support is to be in place until the end of October.
New public health measures also come into effect today, including a reduction in the outdoor gathering limit to 20 people from 200 and resumption of public reporting when schools have at least two known COVID-19 infections.
