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Saskatchewan unions representing registered nurses and other health care workers say the province should “take a step back” in order to manage a rising wave of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory said the number of new cases has reached a point where some health services that have been resumed since March should consider…

SASKATOON -- The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is sounding the alarm about alleged staffing shortages and overcrowding at hospitals in the province. Earlier this month, members of the ICU at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital moved to the former pediatric ICU. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said the old pediatric ICU has “more space and can accommodate more…

Saskatchewan is making masks mandatory in indoor public places in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. The amended health order is to take effect Friday at 12:01 a.m., and is to be in place for 28 days. After that, the order will be reviewed by the chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. Public health also is reducing the maximum allowable size of indoor gatherings in home settings…

On October 14th, the SHA implemented universal masking strategy as an added level of precaution to protect employees and patients; these measures are in addition to the continuous masking guidelines currently in place. As reported in the SHA Daily Rounds email (October 14), effective October 19th, all health-care employees will be required to wear a mask…

SUN is advocating for a mandatory masking policy in Saskatchewan as the province grapples with a growing threat of increased community transmission of COVID-19.   We must be vigilant now more than ever. Canada is on the cusp of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic along with annual flu season, and new case numbers here at home in Saskatchewan, and across the country, are steadily on the…