Premier to announce new restrictions in 6 p.m. address

FILE -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. Premier Jason Kenney says the blueprint to reboot Alberta's distressed economy will be unveiled Monday in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

EDMONTON – Premier Jason Kenney is set to announce new COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta at an address Tuesday evening.

Kenney’s executive director of communications, Brock Harrison, confirmed the update would come down shortly after 6 p.m. on Twitter.

The premier said Monday that the government was working on new restrictions as the province grapples with surging COVID-19 cases.

However, it’s still unclear what could be included in the next round of restrictions.

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There will be no opportunity for questions from the media following Kenney’s address.

Harrison said there will be an update Wednesday morning at 10:30 where media can follow up with the premier, Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange, and Minister of Justice Kaycee Madu.