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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Oct. 22

Oct 22, 2020 | 3:20 PM

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch the news conference below once it begins.

Hinshaw’s latest update comes as the Alberta government says rapid COVID-19 tests will soon be available at the Calgary airport and a United States border crossing in the province.

The pilot project is to start Nov. 2 and will be voluntary.

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Premier Jason Kenney says if travellers take the tests, they will not have to quarantine for the required 14 days.

If they test negative, they will be allowed to leave quarantine if they promise to get a second test on the sixth or seventh day after their arrival.

Kenney made the announcement over the phone while other officials appeared at a press conference at the Calgary International Airport.

Kenney is isolating at home because one of his ministers tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The premier says he has tested negative, but is quarantining for the next week as a precaution.

(With file from The Canadian Press)