Article content It’s one part of the province’s plan to move away from nearly all public-health restrictions by mid-August, despite rising daily case counts and faltering immunization rates. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Alberta removes isolation requirements for COVID-19 close contacts Back to video The province will also stop routine asymptomatic testing for close contacts, and contact tracers will no longer get in touch with these people to notify them that they were exposed to the virus. The changes will not apply in high-risk spaces, like acute-care facilities, continuing-care sites and some other workplaces, where contact tracing will continue.