Alberta Omicron

• Alberta’s isolation period for COVID-19 cases drops from 10 days to 5

  Health Minister Jason Copping said in the face of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, the move was based on evidence that fully immunized people have shorter infectious periods.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2022
  
• Alberta officials hold COVID-19 cabinet committee meeting as province adds 4,000 cases

  As Alberta added about 4,000 cases of COVID-19, Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed officials were holding a cabinet meeting Thursday to discuss the situation in the province.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: 522 new cases of Omicron confirmed in Alberta Wednesday

  Alberta Health confirmed an additional 1,346 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours along with 522 new cases of the Omicron variant.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2021
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• Capacity at world junior games cut in half after Alberta announces new COVID-19 restrictions

  Starting Friday, all Alberta venues with a capacity above 1,000 people will be capped at half capacity. Venues with a capacity of 500 to 1,000 will be limited to 500.

  Sports

  Dec 22, 2021
• Alberta makes ‘very modest’ changes to COVID-19 gathering rules ahead of holidays

  Alberta's premier announced minor changes to indoor gathering rules ahead of the holidays. The premier also announced an expansion to the rapid test and booster programs.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2021
• 8 new Omicron cases detected in Alberta, schools may have been exposed

  Alberta's chief medical officer of health said 8 new COVID-19 Omicron variant cases had been detected in the province, with potential exposures in north zone schools.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2021