(The Canadian Press)

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Appointments can now be booked for COVID-19 testing

Jun 2, 2020 | 2:32 PM

RED DEER – All Albertans are now eligible for COVID-19 testing, whether experiencing symptoms, or not.

Offered by appointment and free-of-charge at six Alberta Health Services assessment centre locations around the Central Zone, tests can be booked online by visiting www.ahs.ca/covid, or by calling 811.

“Testing, which is done via a swab of the throat, will tell you whether you had COVID-19 at the time your swab is taken, even if you were not showing symptoms at that time,” AHS explains in a release. “Testing will not tell you whether you have previously had COVID-19. It will also not tell you whether you have any immunity to COVID-19.”

Results will be provided by phone within a few days of the swabbing appointment, AHS says.

“Regardless of your test results, it is important to continue to follow the public health measures and recommendations in place, to reduce spread of COVID-19.”

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AHS notes that anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 is legally required to self-isolate for 10 days from the start of symptoms, or until symptoms resolve, whichever takes longer. If you do not have symptoms but do test positive, you must still self-isolate for 10 days from day of test. If you develop symptoms within that 10 days, you must self-isolate until symptoms disappear or for 10 days from symptom onset, whichever is longer. https://www.alberta.ca/isolation.aspx

“Expanded testing is an important part of the effort to contain COVID-19 in Alberta,” AHS says. “The testing will provide a clearer picture of how well Alberta’s public health measures are working to contain COVID-19. This information is important to help guide further progress in Alberta’s relaunch.”

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