An Edmonton hospital is readying new surge measures as it braces for Alberta's COVID-19 intensive care admissions to potentially double in the next two weeks, according to an email obtained by CBC News. "Based on this current trend, it is projected that Covid cases will double within the next two weeks if the curve does not flatten," said Dyjur, addressing hospital ICU admissions. The email contains a graph that lays out three potential ICU scenarios over the next two weeks. The most optimistic of the three scenarios projects 45 COVID-19 patients will be in intensive care by early next month. With new intensive care beds comes a rise in demand for additional ICU healthcare workers.

Source: CBC News November 16, 2020 00:33 UTC