Wed Jun 21, 2023 – 8:50 pm EDT
EDMONTON, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – The Alberta government under newly elected Libertarian-leaning Conservative Premier Danielle Smith has fully supported and encouraged the province’s health board to remove its last remaining COVID rule in place, which was a masking mandate for hospitals.
In a statement last week, Alberta Health Services (AHS) said it has rescinded a “continuous” hospital masking mandate for the public effective June 19. The mask mandate was first put in place in the spring of 2020.
“After careful review, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has rescinded continuous masking requirements. As of June 19, 2023, AHS will no longer require continuous masking at all AHS facilities, including Continuing Care and contracted sites,” AHS said.
As of June 19, Albertans visiting or working in a hospital, including medical staff, will no longer be mandated to wear a mask.
According to AHS, the decision to turf the mask mandate was made “based on a number of factors, including declining COVID-19 cases, testing positivity rate, wastewater data and hospital admission rates for respiratory illnesses in Alberta, as well as consultation with stakeholders including patients, families, advisory councils, clinicians and frontline managers.”
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