FILE PHOTO: A woman walks by a sign on the midway that reminds people to keep 6 feet apart as the Calgary Stampede gets underway following a year off due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol
(Reuters) - Alberta backtracked on Friday on plans to lift its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, as hospitalizations and infections rose in the Western Canadian province just weeks before students return to school.
Alberta, which already has among the fewest coronavirus-related restrictions in Canada, had planned to lift on Monday requirements that infected persons must self-isolate and that riders in buses and taxis must wear masks. The provincial government will defer those changes until at least Sept. 27.
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