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"We have this time and we feel bad that there are those people working in hospitals risking their lives for us and if we can do some small part then why not."

"You only have one opportunity to be on the right side of history and I think physiotherapists right now are stepping up and when we all look back on what we've done as profession we're are going to be pretty proud of what we've done and how we've managed ourself through this."

“Alberta is doing very well in terms of the slope [of the virus] compared to other jurisdictions,” Kenney said. “We want to continue to see that relatively, that actually very low slope that so far we have experienced.”

Dr. Deena Hinshaw reiterated her encouragement for people to be vigilant in the united effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

AHS plans to increase ICU capacity by 1,081 beds for COVID-19 patients by the end of April, if necessary. There are currently 293 ICU beds in the province.

"It's just unbelievable how many people have reached out to us offering to help, offering to foster," Kedian said. "The amount of people wanting to open their homes and their hearts right now to adopt animals— It's incredible to see the outpour from the community and how many animals have actually gone to forever homes."