COVID-19 testing on Thursday as part of a provincial pilot project.The pilot, announced on March 11, will see temporary rapid testing availability set up at schools experiencing outbreaks.Tests, which are optional, are only for students and staff who aren’t experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.
Students who wish to take part in the program must have a signed consent form from their legal guardian.The testing at Rundle School, a K-6 school within the Calgary Board of Education, began on Thursday and testing at St.
John XXIII, a K-9 within the Calgary Catholic School District, will start on Monday.As of Thursday, the province’s website indicated there were five to nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Rundle School and over 10 at St.