Contact Tracing Alberta

• Notley presses Kenney on contact tracing during Alberta’s 2nd wave

  Documents obtained by Global News through a Freedom of Information request quantify how overwhelmed contact tracers were in November and December.

  Politics

  May 31, 2021
  
• Contact tracing in Alberta’s 2nd wave: Documents show huge backlog, staff shortages

  More than 200 pages of internal AHS documents obtained through a Freedom of Information request paint a stark picture of Alberta's contact tracing system during the second wave.

  Investigations

  May 30, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta to address contact tracing delays with new online portal

  A new online portal for positive COVID-19 cases has been launched to identify close contacts, and more contact tracers are being hired, AHS said.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton doctor raises contact tracing concerns

  An Alberta doctor speaks out as the number of COVID-19 cases with unknown sources is growing and making contact tracing difficult.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2020
• COVID-19 tracing apps come with privacy risks to Canadians, watchdogs warn

  Federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien says the health crisis calls for some flexibility when it comes to the application of privacy laws.

  Canada

  May 7, 2020