The latest:
- As of Monday, restaurants, bars and salons in Calgary can join the rest of the province in Phase 1 of reopening their establishments.
- Alberta reported 42 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the number of active cases in the province to 801. In the previous 24 hours. 4,015 new tests were completed.
- There are 46 people in hospital.
- The Calgary Zoo reopened to the public on Saturday with reduced capacity, under direction from Alberta Health Services.
What you need to know today in Alberta:
In Alberta, the provincial government doesn't have any plans to make face masks mandatory. On Friday, Premier Jason Kenney said his government strongly encourages their use but that making them mandatory creates too large of an enforcement problem.
Consumers worried about meat shortages are interested in finding smaller, local sources of meat in the wake of widespread news coverage on conditions in large slaughterhouses, people in the industry told CBC News.
A regional breakdown of cases as of Sunday afternoon shows the impact of COVID-19 in different parts of the province:
- Calgary zone: 629 active cases and 4,020 recovered.
- South zone: 92 active cases and 1,132 recovered.
- Edmonton zone: 55 active cases and 455 recovered.
- North zone: 20 active cases and 200 recovered.
- Central zone: Three active cases, 95 recovered.
- Unknown zone: Two active cases, 22 recovered.
To date, 624 cases were due to an unknown exposure.
There are 69 active cases and 640 recovered cases at continuing care facilities; 101 facility residents have died.
What you need to know today in Canada:
COVID-19 has upended our lives, and we've all heard that there will be no return to "full normal" until there is a vaccine. But how long will that take? Here's what needs to happen before we can all get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Commercial landlords can begin applying for a government rent relief program on Monday, but struggling businesses say it will benefit few of them. The Canada emergency commercial rent assistance (CECRA) program aims to reduce the rent owed by small business tenants by 75 per cent for April, May and June.
As of 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday, Canada had 84,699 confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases, with 43,998 of the cases considered recovered or resolved.
A CBC News tally of deaths attributed to coronavirus based on provincial data, regional health information and CBC's journalism stood at 6,515.
Self-assessment and supports:
Alberta Health Services has an online self-assessment tool that you can use to determine if you have symptoms of COVID-19.
The province says Albertans who have returned to Canada from other countries must self-isolate. Unless your situation is critical and requires a call to 911, Albertans are advised to call Health Link at 811 before visiting a physician, hospital or other health-care facility.
If you have symptoms, even mild, you are to self-isolate for 10 days from the onset of symptoms.
You can find Alberta Health Services' latest coronavirus updates here.
The province also operates a confidential mental health support line at 1-877-303-2642 and addiction help line at 1-866-332-2322, available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.
Online resources are available for advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
There is a 24-hour family violence information line at 310-1818 to get anonymous help in more than 170 languages, and Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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