17 assessment centres were shuttered around the province on Friday
Apr 04, 2023
The Alberta government’s latest COVID-19 changes mark a shift to what the province’s health minister says is the “endemic phase” of the viral disease.
Alberta Health Services (AHS) permanently shuttered its 17 coronavirus testing facilities around the province on Friday.
Over the weekend, it also pulled coronavirus screeners from the front doors of hospitals and other AHS facilities.
“We are moving into an endemic phase,” said Health Minister Jason Copping, when asked about the screening changes during a news conference Monday in Calgary.
According to Copping, the province is moving to treat COVID like other respiratory viruses.
AHS assessed the situation, he said, and decided screening was no longer necessary.