COVID-19 update – March 24

By Jeremy Appel on March 24, 2020.

Medicine Hat News

A roundup from the Medicine Hat News on the morning of Tuesday, March 24, current as of 9 a.m.

The House of Commons will hold a special session today to debate new emergency powers to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. https://medicinehatnews.com/news/national-news/2020/03/24/parliament-to-debate-emergency-spending-and-government-powers-in-covid19-fight/

One in five Canadians see the pandemic response as overblown, according to a new poll: https://medicinehatnews.com/news/national-news/2020/03/24/one-in-five-canadians-think-covid19-pandemic-blown-out-of-proportion-poll/

Safely out and about
Medicine Hat Tourism is providing a “safe-trip” bingo card to keep Hatters engaged and active during the pandemic response:
https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2020/03/24/tourism-mh-offers-safe-trip-bingo/

We’re on it
The News is following up on news from the province that it will suspend changes to education levy collected in property tax bills this summer.

Social distancing questions answer
Local health reporter Gillian Slade runs through the particulars of what social distancing means for  different people — those in isolation and those practising self-isolation. Read about it here:
https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2020/03/24/social-distancing-a-must-for-all-those-not-in-isolation/

Slade also provides an overview of what sort of personal care is available during the pandemic response in a series of articles, including physiotherapy, and counselling. Reports are found in the News’ local news section: https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/

Ag community
Local farmers and ranchers are gearing up for the coming growing season while calving comes to an end. Find that here.
https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2020/03/24/farmers-gearing-up-but-need-government-support/

Homeless support
Agencies that work with homeless populations are receiving new support across the province in order to crewe more physical space in housing to allow social distancing. A government release stated Medicine Hat’s shelter system has already met new social distancing standards, but s monitoring the local situation:
https://medicinehatnews.com/news/provincial-news/2020/03/23/calgary-reducing-numbers-in-homeless-shelters-relocating-some-to-hotels/

Airfare
Westjet has reduced the number of flights into Medicine Hat from Calgary to two per day, from three. The full story is here:
https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2020/03/24/westjet-cuts-service-between-hat-and-calgary-by-33-per-cent/

Weather
After period of snow on Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures are set to return to double digits on Friday. Full forecast is here: https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-51_metric_e.html

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