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Alberta, Canada - Atf

 
Alberta, is a province in Canada.  It encompasses mountains, boreal forests,
six hundred lakes, foothills, grassland, parkland, and the Rocky Mountains.
A vast province full of picturesque scenery, fabulous cities, a tourist attraction
with so much to offer, until Covid-19 struck, that is ....

Covid -19, First detected Approximately in March 2020 
Stats as of today but ever changing by the hour
Current Hospitalizations - 357 in Alberta
Current ICU cases - 68
Total deaths - 3,275 and growing
Active Cases - 4,182 and growing
Total Covid 19 Vaccinations administered - 7,147,330 and changing
One dose only of the Vaccine -89.2%
Population totally vaccinated -84.8%
State of Public Health Emergency
Masking Mandate
Handwashing
Don't touch face
Physical Distancing
Isolating
No travelling effects tourism 
Loss of tourist income
School shutdowns
People lose jobs
Some people working from home
Stay at home orders
Covid - 19 Passports required
Residents and staff in nursing homes dying
Military  called in to help

And in every province of Canada it is the same story. And a story we share
with the United States, for example ....

Florida, USA Covid hit in March 2020 also
It was the tenth state to confirm Covid-19 cases
Confirmed cases of residents
Confirmed cases of non-residents 
Hospitalizations  
Deaths - thousands and thousands

Texas, USA Covid-19 hit in March 2020
Total population 29.2 M
Deaths- thousands and thousands

And we could compare every province and every state and every country
as this is a story and a matter of worldwide emergency ..

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December 14, 2021


Poetry/List/Alberta, Canada- ATF
Copyright Protected, ID 12-1412-968-14
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France


Written for the Standard contest, Alberta, Florida, Texas
sponsor, Joe Maverick, Judged 02/28/2022

Third Place

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2021

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Ken Rone Date: 12/14/2021 5:06:00 PM Hey Constance : Though the "prarie lights are burnin' bright" I doubt I'll be Alberta Bound anytime soon. Besides, "those winds sure blow cold way out there." Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 12/15/2021 10:19:00 AM Ken, thanks for the visit, I agree with you I have do wish to visit Alberta anytime soon, although it is a beautiful province when all is well ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 12/14/2021 3:43:00 PM Hello Constance, yes this is happening all across Canada, as well across the world. There is no safe place to go. Everyone anywhere has the same problem. Love, Serenity, Darlene Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 12/15/2021 10:47:00 AM Hello Constance, right no place on earth is safe. It would be nice if there was a safe place to go, then again it would be crowded. Peace & Tranquility Darlene Constance La France Date: 12/15/2021 10:20:00 AM Darlene, thanks for visiting, you comment is so true, no place on earth is safe at the moment ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Jan Allison Date: 12/14/2021 2:03:00 PM well penned Constance you took a lot of time to research for this poem:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 12/15/2021 10:21:00 AM Jan, thanks for the compliment, yes, I did a lot of research and still not sure my numbers are correct as it seems to depend what source I looked at and what day, hugs ~ love and serenity _Constance

Ann Peck Date: 12/14/2021 1:39:00 PM An excellent list. So sad about America. We have lost our way. I hope we can find ourselves. Congratulations on your win :) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 12/14/2021 1:53:00 PM Ann, thanks for the compliment on my poem, but I have not won yet ~ love and serenity _Constance

P.S. Awtry Date: 12/14/2021 1:10:00 PM A well written piece as always. Best of luck for a win in the contest! (Soupmail) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 12/14/2021 1:21:00 PM PS, thank you so much for the compliment, let me go see your soupmail ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Chetta Achara Date: 12/14/2021 11:54:00 AM Yes, Covid can be a serious illness for the ages and those with a compromised immune system, but did you know the survival rate is 97% to 99%? So, I have to wonder why the Governments wants EVERYONE to take a vacinne, by force if necessary? BTW I had Covid. "Experts don't have information about the outcome of every infection. However, early estimates predict that the overall COVID-19 recovery rate is between 97% and 99.75%." Aug 7, 2021 https://www.webmd.com Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 12/14/2021 1:47:00 PM Chetta, thanks for visiting my poem. I find the statistics are very hard to understand and fathom really, and change by the minute. Sometimes I also thing the experts are guessing about Covid ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

L Milton Hankins Date: 12/14/2021 10:47:00 AM Wow, Constance, this write required a lot of research. I admire your diligence. And some refuse to take it seriously...how can they? What is the ratio of deaths between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated since vaccines became available? I wonder. The deaths I am hearing about, in any case, are mostly among the unvaccinated! Sad! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 12/14/2021 1:52:00 PM Milt, thanks for the visit, it did take a long of research not even sure if my numbers are totally accurate as it is a changing situation, thanks for the compliment, yes I think you are right about the deaths of the unvaccinated, at least that seems to be the case in my province of Ontario but who really knows ~ peace and tranquility _Constance Chetta Achara Date: 12/14/2021 12:11:00 PM In a fact check of the claim that "7 of 10 Covid deaths in the UK" are vaccinated persons. 70% of Covid deaths are in vaccinated people. Fact check.org says: The 70% figure is correct. In its week 38 report, Public Health England — which has been replaced by the UK Health Security Agency — reported there were 3,158 deaths from COVID-19 from Aug. 23 through Sept. 19 and 2,284 of those individuals (72.3%) had received their second vaccine shot at least 14 days earlier. However, the same report shows vaccination rates approaching or exceeding 90% for age groups 60 and older, the group that accounts for 86.5% of all deaths in that time period.