The risk still remains low for those in Saskatchewan to contract coronavirus, although the risk is increasing. The province has also added a self-assessment tool to its website that they hope will ease the pressure on health providers and Healthline 811.
Saskatchewan’s Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says they’re continuing to follow up with people who have travelled from other parts of the world including those who have attended large conferences in Canada and have symptoms.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is now at 6 after the government announced four new presumptive cases Saturday night.
He says now that there are cases in different parts of the province, residents need to become more aware of what they need to do in order to prevent spreading the virus. That means self-isolating immediately after travelling from other countries including the United States.
Shahab says if you’ve attended a conference in the country recently where people flew in from other countries, continue to monitor yourself for any symptom for two weeks.
He adds if you’re at someone’s house and there are a number of people present, avoid hugging, avoid shaking hands, etc.
Schools will remain open for now across the province. Shahab says with the number of cases in Saskatchewan limited to 6, there’s no reason to close schools anywhere in the province at this time.
He adds there have been constant conversations with school divisions and if there is a reason to close a school locally, that can happen and in the future if there were any reason to consider broader school closures as part of more quarantine measures, it will be considered.
There have been 524 people tested for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.
The Self Assessment Tool can be found here:
