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A pregnant nurse in Regina is raising concerns about the risk of being exposed to COVID-19 on the job and what she feels is a lack of accommodations to protect her. The woman requested her identity be kept confidential because she is worried about retribution from her managers or employer. For the purposes of this story, she will be called ‘Anne.’ In line with the official…

Medical professionals fighting on the front lines against COVID-19 are also taking on the mental work of providing care during a pandemic. The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) told Global News members are dealing with the health threat on all fronts. “It is the COVID-19 overload,” Tracy Zambory said. “They hear it all day at work, they…

Saskatchewan has now had 298 cases of COVID-19 with nine new cases reported Sunday, seven of which are confirmed and two of which are presumptive. The province recorded its fourth death of the pandemic earlier this week, and on Sunday seven patients were listed as being in hospital. None were receiving intensive care.  Of the province's almost 300 cases, 25 were the result of…

Politicians and public health officials promised new measures to further protect long-term care home residents and workers are coming very soon, as facilities caring for some of Canada's most vulnerable grappled with "horrific" COVID-19 outbreaks over the weekend. "People who are residents at long-term care homes are a particularly vulnerable group of Canadians, and we have…

Saskatchewan has recorded its fourth death from COVID-19.  The person is a Saskatchewan resident in their 60s who died from COVID-19-related complications, the province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, said during a teleconference on Saturday. The death came as the province announced four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to…