Alberta bans visitors from long-term care facilities under public health order

In an effort to further protect seniors and vulnerable Albertans in care from the COVID-19 outbreak, the province announced Tuesday it is banning all visitors from care facilities. The ban includes long-term care centres, licensed group homes and other facilities across the province, as well as residential addiction treatment operators. Despite the ban, the amended public health order does make an exception for visitors in instances where the person in care is dying, or if the visitor is essenti