Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Regulation, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health
Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing measures; Special populations
Level of Jurisdiction: Alberta
Lead People/Agency: Chief Medical Officer of Health
Overview: Order 08-2020: All operators and service providers of a health care facility (including a hospital, nursing home, supportive living accommodations, lodge accommodations, and residential addiction treatment services) must comply with outbreak standards described in the order when there is a suspected, probable or confirmed outbreak of COVID-19. This intervention aims to protect individuals over the age of 60 and those with pre-existing health conditions which may put them at risk for severe symptoms of COVID-19.
Full details here: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/e9bc11f7-85be-4895-8c66-6b15a650e110/resource/cb397114-9c2d-4600-afa1-c41e4c71f19a/download/health-cmoh-record-of-decision-cmoh-08-2020.pdf
Type of Justification: No justification given