Doctors and scientists are cautioning Alberta will likely have to reinstate some public health measures, the last of which were lifted this week, in the face of future COVID-19 waves. As of midnight Tuesday, the province's mask mandate for public transit was eliminated along with the legal isolation requirement for people who test positive for COVID or have symptoms. She says people should be prepared for the need to bring back some public health measures when cases surge in the months ahead. saw an uptick in cases after it lifted its provincewide mask mandate on March 11. Masking requirements in health-care facilities, including hospitals and care homes, are now handled as internal Alberta Health Services' policy, and the health authority said this week those rules remain in place.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2022 05:01 UTC