Coronavirus (COVID-19) Provincial News
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USask testing for COVID-19 sets the standard
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Sask. reducing self-isolation outlines for 鈥渘ext phase鈥� of COVID action
Sask. officials reduced the isolation period for those testing positive for COVID-19, effective Friday.
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Self-isolation dropped to five days, none for close contacts
Close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases will no longer be required to self-isolate, regardless of vaccination status.聽
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Sask. city hospitals reaching capacity, rural beds may be utilized say officials
Officials say hospitals in both Saskatoon and Regina are straining with COVID patients, who could be transferred to rural facilities in the future.
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Sask. COVID update: New Paxlovid pill treatment arrives for use
Select Sask. patients will soon have access to the at-home COVID pill treatment, as Omicron transmission continues.
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Almost half of Sask. resigned to catching Omicron despite taking safety measures
Three in four residents know someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the past two weeks
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UPDATE: SHA expecting increased staff absences due to COVID, surge plan details say
Saskatchewan Health Authority has laid out their Omicron surge plans
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Sask. Premier Scott Moe tests positive for COVID-19
The premier is currently asymptomatic and will be self-isolating for the next five days, said his office.
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'Trust themselves:' Sask. premier, chief health officer differ on COVID gathering limits
Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said that he estimates one in every 100 Sask. residents has Omicron and could be unwittingly spreading it to others.
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Sask. COVID update: 6,861 new cases in past week
A provincial updated included data from the past week as well as the whole of December.
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