An update was held by Chief Medical Officer of Health for Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw where she announced that Alberta has been the second province to discover a case of the Omicron Covid-19 Variant. 

“My team and I are closely monitoring new developments around the Omicron variant. And as we committed, we will continue to keep Albertans updated with any new developments. This is why today, in the interest of transparency, I'm reporting that we have now one confirmed case of the Omicron variant in Alberta.” 

The person with the variant was coming back to Canada from Nigeria and the Netherlands. 

“While the traveller was asymptomatic, and I can confirm that this individual has not left quarantine since their arrival from international travel.” 

The individual has been notified along with their household and necessary measures are in place to prevent transmission. 

“While it is important that we all continue to be vigilant in the face of COVID-19 to protect ourselves and others, I don't want Albertans to be alarmed. Our goal is to delay the spread of Omicron while we learn more about it. At this time, this is the only confirmed case of Omicron in the province," Hinshaw continued. 

There are federal requirements currently in place, including a mandate that anyone who has arrived in Canada from South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Namibia in the last 14 days are required to immediately have a COVID-19 test and to quarantine at home for 14 days.