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COVID-19 in Sask: Top doc says physical distancing must continue until there is vaccine or immunity

A plan to gradually lift restrictions put in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is expected this week, but the province's chief medical health officer says physical distancing will continue indefinitely.  "We should understand that until such time that there is an effective vaccine, or treatment, or until such time that most of us have some level of immunity, we…

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Officials in northern Sask. link COVID-19 cases with travel to Alberta

Provincial and Indigenous health officials in northern Saskatchewan are investigating COVID-19 cases they say are linked to travel to Alberta. A statement from the Saskatchewan Health Authority says it and the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority have begun a contact tracing investigation into new cases of the novel coronavirus in the province's north that are linked to cross-boundary…

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Support flowing into northern community of La Loche where outbreak has been recorded at long-term care home

Saskatchewan has now had 315 cases of COVID-19 recorded in the province as health officials recorded two more cases on Sunday.  Of the province's 315 cases, only one is still listed as presumptive, while the number of people recovered in the province remains at 234. A number of measures have been put into place in communities in Saskatchewan's north to protect against an…

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Residents, staff test positive for COVID-19 at care homes in Regina, northern Sask.

REGINA -- Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer says staff and residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at care homes in Regina and in northern Saskatchewan. Dr. Saqib Shahab said Friday that two staff members at an Eden Care facility in Regina have tested positive for the virus. Three residents with symptoms are also under investigation. Shahab also said a staff member at a…

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SUN Moves to Webex Video Conferencing

SUN relies on several different communications methods and tools to inform and connect with SUN members. The security and privacy of those interactions are of the utmost importance to SUN Provincial. With this in mind, effective April 20, 2020, SUN will be moving away from using the Zoom video conferencing system and transitioning to Webex. While we have had no issues or concerns with the Zoom…

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