AB: New mandatory measures announced

Alberta is now under several new mandatory measures as cases surge:

• All indoor and outdoor social gatherings – public and private – are prohibited.
• Close contacts are limited to household members only (or up to two close contacts for in-person visiting, with those two people remaining the same for the duration of the restriction period.
• Mandatory indoor public masking requirement is extended province wide.
• Mandatory work from home measures, unless the employer determines that work requires a physical presence for operational effectiveness.
• Retail services must reduce customer capacity to 15 per cent of fire code occupancy, with a minimum of five customers permitted.

A complete list of new COVID-19 health measures can be found here.