Health

Mandatory masking, vaccine passports coming to Saskatchewan

Just over two months after dropping all COVID-19 public health measures - and with new and active cases increasing at a high rate - Saskatchewan is bringing one measure back and instituting another.In...

Sep 16, 2021

SHA to use automated messages to send out COVID test results

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing to use automated messages to give Saskatchewan residents the results of their COVID-19 tests.The SHA announced Wednesday it was going to use an aut...

Sep 15, 2021

Province reports another high number of new COVID cases, new second highest since pandemic started

It was another day of relatively high new cases of COVID-19 in the province today as another 475 new confirmed cases were reported today.While this doesn't top yesterday's record high, this is now the...

Sep 15, 2021

‘We are really nervous’: Experts weigh in on Saskatchewan’s fourth wave

With Saskatchewan reporting the most COVID-19 cases we have seen since the start of the pandemic, more experts around the province are sounding the alarm.Dr. Alex Wong, an infectious disease physician...

Sep 15, 2021

NDP demands measures to protect health-care workers from harassment, intimidation

The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to bar protests outside health-care facilities including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies.At a news conference outside the Regina General ...

Sep 14, 2021

SHA giving priority to COVID tests for people with symptoms

People looking to get a negative COVID-19 test in a hurry from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) may be out of luck.The Ministry of Health and the SHA announced Tuesday that testing will be prio...

Sep 14, 2021

Province reports 506 new cases of COVID-19 setting new daily case record

After the province recorded the most COVID-19 cases in one day during yesterday's update, the government is reporting another 506 new cases setting a new record for the most COVID-19 cases in one day ...

Sep 14, 2021

Moe signs order allowing SHA to redistribute healthcare workers due to COVID

The provincial government has taken steps to ensure healthcare workers can be moved around to address COVID-19 concerns in Saskatchewan.On Friday, Premier Scott Moe said the government would issue a n...

Sep 13, 2021

Saskatchewan reports highest daily case total since beginning of pandemic

The province has officially reported its highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began with another 449 new cases reported today.Of these new cases, 387 cases are in unvaccinated...

Sep 13, 2021

Sask. reports 420 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, three new deaths

The province has confirmed another 420 new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 58,715 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (seven), Far North East (28), No...

Sep 12, 2021