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At an unrelated press conference Thursday morning, Shandro said these steps are being taken because vaccines are making COVID-19 less infectious and deadly.
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Alberta is the first province in Canada to end these orders, but Shandro said every jurisdiction in the country will be moving in that direction.
“I think other provinces know this will be the inevitable next step,” he said.
On Wednesday, Hinshaw announced that quarantining for people who are close contacts of COVID-19 cases would no longer be mandatory as of Thursday. Starting Aug. 16, Albertans who test positive themselves will no longer be legally required to isolate. Provincial masking orders on transit, in taxis or ride sharing will expire on that day as well.
Shandro defends Alberta government s removal of isolation, masking rules
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