COVID-19 Isolation

• Alberta changing COVID-19 testing, isolation in the spring

  Alberta is removing a time-based recommendation for COVID-19 isolation. Instead, the province is advising people to stay home until “you feel better.”

  Health

  Mar 22
  
• No need to isolate for 5 days if COVID-positive as long as symptoms improve: Ontario top doc

  "This combination of strategies should be a more pragmatic and practical approach," Dr. Kieran Moore said.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2022
  
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• Canada needs national standards to tackle kids’ mental health challenges: experts

  Concern about the mental health challenges of young Canadians has been growing during the nearly two years of disruptions and repeated isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jan 30, 2022
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• U.S. CDC says no COVID-19 test required after 5-day isolation period

  The agency had been pressured by health experts to institute a test requirement after it cut in half its guidance for people to isolate after a COVID-19 infection.

  World

  Jan 4, 2022
• Should Canada cut COVID-19 isolation times? Business, labour groups divided

  Canadian business and labour groups are at odds over preferred isolation times for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 after the U.S. shortened the period to five days.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
• Here’s what to know about CDC’s shorter COVID-19 isolation guidance

  Health officials in the United States this week cut COVID-19 isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans from 10 to five days.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
• Experts question, criticize new CDC guidance to shorten COVID-19 isolation

  To the dismay of some authorities, the new guidelines allow people to leave isolation without getting tested to see if they are still infectious.

  World

  Dec 28, 2021
• P.E.I. joins Newfoundland and Labrador in setting isolation period for visitors

  Premier Dennis King said that beginning on Wednesday at 8 a.m., anyone arriving on the Island from out of province will have to isolate for four days.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2021
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• Edmonton couple stuck quarantining in Toronto, say they were denied flights home

  A flight to Africa last month to do humanitarian work turned into a procedural mess when an Edmonton couple tried to return home.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021
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• Alberta releases back-to-school COVID-19 guidance for 2021-22

  Alberta has released a back-to-school tool kit for parents and school staff, and a document outlining guidelines for how to manage and preventing respiratory illness in schools.

  Education

  Aug 13, 2021