Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee said Tuesday he is pleased to hear Alberta’s health minister has signed a ministerial order allowing law enforcement agencies to access information about citizens’ COVID-19 status in cases where officers have been spat or coughed on by someone claiming to have the disease. “I think this is a positive decision for the health and safety of not only our police officers, but for the citizens we serve as well.” At a news conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, Health Minister Tyler Shandro spoke to reporters about the order he signed a day earlier. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “We take confidentiality seriously, but we will not tolerate our front-line workers being put at