Alberta to end pandemic rules including mandatory isolation

All remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions in Alberta will be lifted Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., including mandatory isolation requirements.

All remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions in Alberta will be lifted Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., including mandatory isolation requirements.

According to the province, Alberta will enter Step 3, the last stage of the reopening plan, that will end mandatory isolation and masking on public transit. The change was announced Monday evening by a government news release.

Isolation for anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or who has tested positive will only be recommended by the province.

Mandatory masking rules at Alberta Health Services and other health-care facilities will now be determined by individual sites.

"We need to live with COVID-19 while accepting that it will continue to be present," said Jason Copping, minister of health.

"We’ll continue to work to keep Albertans safe by ensuring access to vaccines, antivirals and rapid tests, through ongoing COVID-19 surveillance, and by enhancing health-care system capacity."

According to the province, PCR test positivity and wastewater surveillance data indicate a trend of "declining COVID-19 transmission."