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Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday that Alberta would be adding hospitals, clinics and other health-care facilities to the list of essential infrastructure protected under Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act.

Kenney was joined by new Health Minister Jason Copping, Justice Minister Kaycee Madu and Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw for the COVID-19 update.

Bill 1 “protects essential infrastructure from damage or interference caused by blockades, protests or similar activities, which can cause significant public safety, social, economic and environmental consequences.”

“Recent protests at hospitals have revealed the need to keep health-care workers safe and to make sure Albertans can receive critical care when they need it,” Kenney said.

The act, which came into force on June 17, 2020, builds on existing trespassing laws to create offences for trespassing on, destroying, damaging and obstructing the use or operation of any essential infrastructure.

The province’s hospitals continue to be under significant strain from COVID-19.

Alberta Health said Tuesday it had confirmed 1,246 new cases of COVID-19 out of about 11,100 tests.

The positivity rate sat at about 11.5 per cent.

There were 20,513 active cases across the province on Tuesday.

There were 1,100 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 263 of whom were being treated in the ICU as of Tuesday.

Hinshaw said 18 new COVID-related deaths were reported over the last 24 hours.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/8227158/alberta-health-covid-19-september-28-2021/

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