Premier Jason Kenney should respond to rising COVID-19 and variant of concern cases by immediately imposing public health restrictions similar to those that were in place in January, the Alberta NDP Opposition says. On Monday, Alberta Health reported 887 new cases, including 432 variant cases, which now make up 39 per cent of active cases in the province. Health officials are now confirming a second outbreak of the highly contagious Brazilian P.1 variant. Five people are ill; so far, one case has been confirmed as the P.1 variant. Alberta Health did not reveal the names of the businesses involved.

Source: CBC News April 05, 2021 20:17 UTC