The Alberta authorities introduced Tuesday that it will likely be resuming COVID-19 contact tracing at faculties within the province together with taking different measures to scale back transmission of the virus.
Premier Jason Kenney was joined by Well being Minister Jason Copping, Schooling Minister Adriana LaGrange and chief medical officer of well being Dr. Deena Hinshaw to announce the measures.
Different measures being taken in faculties embrace clarifying COVID-19 outbreak definitions, offering rapid-testing kits and inspiring college authorities to have proof of COVID-19 vaccine insurance policies for adults.
The province additionally made adjustments to public well being restrictions forward of the Thanksgiving lengthy weekend by reducing out of doors non-public gathering limits from 200 individuals to twenty efficient Oct. 6.
All different public well being measures stay in place.
Lastly, beginning Oct. 6, Albertans age 75 and older and First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals over 65 can start reserving their third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine supplied it has been six months since their second dose.
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