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ALBERTA, Canada, August 6, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — After lifting most of its COVID-19 restrictions early last month, Canada’s fourth most populous province is now phasing out COVID-19 testing, mandatory isolation, masking, and contact tracing over the coming weeks.
Alberta will also shut down its controversial quarantine hotels.
Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced on July 28 that the province would pull back from a broad swath of restrictive COVID-19 measures, saying “When we first heard of COVID-19, we knew little of the virus and we had no treatments and no vaccines. Today, we are in a very different place.”
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Phase one of the pull-back began July 29, and phase two will start August 16.
“As we have always done, we need to weigh the direct impacts of COVID-19 against the indirect impacts that come from our interventions,” Hinshaw said.
As reported by Canada’s CBC News, under phase one COVID testing for asymptomatic people will no longer be advised though testing will remain available for those with symptoms. Those who do test positive for
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