The newest restrictions in Alberta aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 might not be enough to address the current surge of infections.
Without knowing the source of thousands of new cases, the government’s restrictions could miss the mark according to an infectious disease specialist at the University of Alberta.
Most of the specifics of the restrictions seem to be from what we thought had been places for concern or hot spots from transmission in the province. The troublesome aspect is losing the ability to effectively contract trace when the surge was getting going.
Early this month, Alberta’s contact tracing program was overwhelmed and has not recovered.
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