Western Canada: Alberta becomes first province to end all COVID-19 restrictions, prompting concerns

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Western Canada: Alberta becomes first province to end all COVID-19 restrictions, prompting concerns
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Even as COVID-19 cases surge in the B.C. Interior, Alberta became the first province in Canada to end widespread testing, contact tracing and isolation for people who test positive

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.It’s no secret that the Alberta government has been especially eager to move past the COVID-19 pandemic by ending public-health measures as soon as possible.

caught many off guard, particularly at a time when COVID-19 infections in the province are increasing sharply.Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced that the province is shifting to a new phase of its COVID-19 response, no longer treating it as a public-health emergency, but rather a fact of life in Alberta.

. Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday she continues to believe that quarantine and isolation is needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, particularly the Delta variant.

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