By Collin Gallant on May 9, 2020.

A roundup of coverage on the Medicine Hat News on the morning of Saturday, May 9, 2020 and a look at todays developing stories.

Latest COVID numbersClose to two-thirds of Albertas confirmed Coronavirus cases are now classified as recovered according to health authorities in a late Friday update. Medicine Hat remained at eight active cases for a fifth straight day, while Brooks recorded seven new cases. No new provincial update is expected until Monday.

City LayoffsThe News has learned that layoffs caused by the COVID pandemic response and closures have resulted in 170 layoffs at the City of Medicine Hat and halted summer hiring to fill another 150 positions. Read the full report here.

Local mask productionDunmore-based Weddingstar is retooling to produce masks during a slowdown in orders for its wedding event products. The News coverage is here.

Hatters docu-series debutsMark Sakamotos new series Good People was released on the CBC streaming platform GEM on Friday. The News spoke with him about filming in Medicine Hat and how the pandemic adds urgency to tackling complex problems like poverty, mental health and drug abuse.

Good newsA local music teaches is preparing to lose her long locks to rase money for scholarships. Read the story here. As well, a parade was held to show solidarity with a local seniors home on Friday.

Price gougingA Calgary company has been charged after steeply increasing the cost of cleaning products it sells, the Canadian Press reports.

Long-term careThere is no easy fix for problems faced by the long-term care and assisted living industries, according to experts, and peer pressure may has as great an effect on public behaviour as the advice of health professionals as health restrictions are lifted, the Canadian Press reports.

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