COVID-19 case numbers, the province’s chief medical officer of health has suggested the surge is because most health restrictions were removed as part of the government’s “Open for Summer” plan.The changes took place over three stages between July 1 and Aug.
16.The plan saw Alberta lift nearly all COVID-19 restrictions, including ending asymptomatic testing and masking in most settings, no longer requiring mandatory isolation for close contacts of positive cases, and the end of contacts being notified of exposure.
Alberta to continue COVID-19 testing beyond Sept. 27 deadline “I don’t believe that that contact tracing change had a huge impact on our trajectory,” Dr.