Covid-19 Update — Tuesday, April 14

By Ryan McCracken on April 14, 2020.

A round up of coverage in the Medicine Hat News on the morning of Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

The province is set to expand testing throughout Alberta, it reported late Monday, while also outlining that the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the South Zone remains steady. Read local details here.

City news

City hall will take over operations at the Canalta Centre — effectively closed to major events during the pandemic — as it announced Monday that the City of Medicine Hat would not renew a management contract that expires this summer. Read full details about measure and the history at the city owned rink here.

Local golfers and golf courses in Medicine Hat are reacting after provincial officials announced the game will be subject to pandemic restrictions and not operate as usual this spring. The News sports department looks into the issue here.

Business news

The union representing beef packing workers is calling for increased measures and sick pay for workers at a High River meat plant after reports of positive tests there.

Nation

Deaths mount in nursing homes and seniors facilities in eastern Canada and new projections for the economic slowdown show the worst may not be behind us. Read the analysis here.

World View

How the Canadian and United States governments have reacted to the pandemic are as different as our respective national characters, the Canadian Press reports.

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