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Contact tracing backlog in Alberta’s 2nd wave

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Contact tracing backlog in Alberta’s 2nd wave

May 30, 2021

Albertans were told in the second wave of COVID-19 that contact tracers were overwhelmed as the province logged high case counts. Now, a Global News investigation reveals for the first time how backlogged they were and experts say the province should have been more prepared. Here's Part 1 of Julia Wong's investigation.

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