Alberta teachers should be tested for COVID-19 before classes resume: Dr. Hinshaw

Alberta teachers and school-based staff members should be tested for COVID-19 before classes resume at the beginning of September and again throughout the year, the province's medical officer of health recommended on Wednesday. "This is entirely voluntary," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw during Wednesday's regular update. "However, asymptomatic testing of staff in school settings will help us with a baseline understanding for school re-entry and ultimately help us even more closely monitor the virus in