Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, June 21 – CBC
The Alberta government lifted all remaining COVID-19 restrictions last week
Jun 21, 2022
The latest:
As of 11:59 p.m. June 14, the Alberta government lifted the province’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions, ending mandatory masking on public transit, as well as mandatory isolation.
Though not required, isolation remains recommended for those who have COVID symptoms or a positive test result.
Saskatchewan and Manitoba have already lifted self-isolation requirements.
Public health indicators suggest Alberta has passed the sixth wave of COVID-19, spurred mainly by the Omicron BA.2 subvariant, Health Minister Jason Copping said on June 9.
Hospital and intensive care unit admissions have been declining for weeks. New case counts and the seven-day PCR test-positivity rate have also been dropping. “We are past this wave and in a period of declining transmission,” Copping said during a COVID-19 update on June 9. “Barring the arrival of any new variant or subvariant that behaves differently, we expect to see low transmission rates through the summer, especially as more activities move outside.”
