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COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta to be loosened slightly starting on Monday

Alberta is loosening some of its strict COVID-19 health measures.

Health Minister Tyler Shandro was on hand at Thursday’s COVID press conference to give details on the changes.

Starting on Monday, Jan. 18, up to ten people will be allowed to gather outdoors as long as they’re wearing masks and keeping two-metres distance.

Personal and wellness services will also be allowed to reopen on Monday by appointment only including hair salons and barbershops, esthetics services, and piercing and tattoo businesses.

Shandro says appointments are expected to be one-on-one and public health guidelines must be followed.

The Health Minister also announced that as of Monday, funeral services can have up to 20 attendees, which is an increase from ten, though receptions are still prohibited.

Province-wide there were 967 new cases for a provincial positivity rate of 5.8 percent.

There were 21 additional fatalities – at least one in every health zone.

Stats on case numbers are available online.

Written by Tina Karst, MyLethbridgeNow.com

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