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Alberta plan to remove COVID-19 measures is ‘risky gamble,’ fed health minister tells ShandroPatty Hajdu wrote to Shandro, raising concerns with Alberta's plan to remove mandatory isolation of positive COVID-19 cases, stop contact tracing and reduce testing.Canada1 hour
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Hinshaw apologizes for causing ‘fear or anger’ over Alberta’s plan to lift COVID-19 measuresIn a column sent to various media outlets, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says her words have caused some people to think she believes COVID-19 is over, but that's not her message.HealthAug 4
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B.C. assistant contact tracer calls COVID patient to check on her, ends up saving her lifeNake Bhupal, an assistant contract tracer, was assigned to call a person who had tested positive for COVID-19 in the Fraser Health region.HealthJun 11
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‘Our contact-tracing system has never collapsed’: AHS CEO defends COVID-19 responseThe head of Alberta Health Services defended the agency's contact-tracing system Tuesday after a Global News report on a backlog of cases during the second wave.HealthJun 1
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Notley presses Kenney on contact tracing during Alberta’s 2nd waveDocuments obtained by Global News through a Freedom of Information request quantify how overwhelmed contact tracers were in November and December.PoliticsMay 31
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Contact tracing in Alberta’s 2nd wave: Documents show huge backlog, staff shortagesMore 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.InvestigationsMay 30
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Penticton Indian Band says some members not sharing COVID-19 contact-tracing informationIn a statement, the PIB said ‘some are “forgetting” who they came in contact with or, specifically refusing to share the information with any health team.’HealthMay 4
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96% of Canadians who test positive for coronavirus aren’t using COVID Alert app properlyLess than four per cent of Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 have used the federal COVID Alert app to warn people of possible exposure to the virus.CanadaMar 17
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Close contacts for positive COVID-19 cases falling in AlbertaThe number of close contacts for every positive COVID-19 case in Alberta is falling but the figure is anticipated to increase as the province moves forward in its reopening plan.HealthFeb 12
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Edmundston child-care facility reports COVID-19 case, N.B. issues exposure warning in FrederictonOn Thursday, officials say a confirmed case of COVID-19 has been linked to Garderie Mélub in Edmundston.HealthFeb 4
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