Saskatchewan Health Authority updated alert for Turtleford. (saskhealthauthority.ca)

By battlefordsNOW Staff

Possible COVID-19 exposure advisory for Turtleford expanded

Aug 20, 2020 | 11:22 PM

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has updated an alert about the possibility of COVID-19 transmission through the SARCAN depot in Turtleford.

It is expanding the length of time for potential exposure to include a few more days. Although the SHA says the risk of transmission to the general public is considered low, they are advising anyone who visited the depot between August 4 and August 14 to self monitor for symptoms of the virus.

The advisory was originally posted for possible exposure between August 4 and August 6, but the SHA said it obtained new information during the case investigation which warranted the changes.

At the advice of SHA, SARCAN enacted several safety measures to further limit the spread of COVID-19.

The facility temporarily closed the Turtleford location to the public. The earliest this depot can reopen to the public is Aug. 20, only if no other employees have been diagnosed as positive.

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Before reopening, the facility will complete extensive sanitization in all common areas.

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