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Although it might seem longer, approximately a month has now passed since public facilities started closing, states of emergency were declared and we were all introduced to a concept called physical distancing.

Congratulations are therefore in order for making it this far.

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The good news is that our spring of compulsory solitude has had some benefits.

While 48 Albertans have died from COVID-19, overall caseloads to this point have been lower than projected.

Infections acquired through encounters in the community appear to be slow.

Most hospitals have yet to see significant volumes of seriously ill patients.

All this is an indication that physical distancing has been working, and feeds optimism of the day when our lives can return to more regular patterns.

However, it also comes with a new potential danger: complacency.

Already, you can see it start to trickle into our daily discourse. From a street protest in Vancouver to chatter on social media and even in the political sphere, there is increasing impatience to #endthelockdown and get the economy reignited.