1270 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Wednesday; Red Cross tent hospital to be set up at Butterdome – CTV Edmonton

EDMONTON —
With nearly 750 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, the province has finalized plans for Canadian Red Cross to set up an “alternate care centre,” or tent hospital, at the University of Alberta’s Butterdome.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Wednesday the facility would create 100 more inpatient beds if needed, but that there were no plans to staff the site as of yet.
“This is a purely precautionary measure for use if needed in the future.”
The tent hospital will…

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