Alberta postpones non-urgent surgeries in Edmonton zone as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

Alberta Health Services has implemented new restrictions for hospitals in the capital region. On Thursday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Edmonton zone hospitals will postpone non-urgent surgeries due to the rise in hospitalizations and health care workers forced to quarantine. Alberta hospitals have 112 patients with COVID-19, including 18 people in intensive care. Multiple hospitals in the Edmonton and Calgary zones have outbreaks. To ease the strain on frontline w