Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw held a briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday.

During the briefing, Kenney released details of its relaunch strategy, which includes a plan to re-open some medical services, parks, golf courses and businesses.

It's a phased approach, Kenney said, with the start date of each subsequent phase based on the success of the previous phase.

Should hospitalizations remain stable, scheduled surgeries would resume May 4, along with some health services like dental. Golf courses would be able to open on May 4 and restaurants will be able to open at half capacity on May 14.

Some steps will also begin May 1, such as vehicle access to parking lots and staging areas in parks and on public lands. A number of boat launches in provincial parks would also be targeted for reopening on this date..

As of Thursday, Alberta had 5,355 cases and a total of 89 deaths.

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