The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Maidstone area and is urging Saskatchewan residents to follow public health measures and personal safety precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.

In order to keep everyone in SHA facilities and care homes safe during this time, family presence/visitation is being limited to compassionate reasons only in the Maidstone Health Complex (acute and long term care) effective Saturday. The measure will be reassessed in four weeks.

The SHA says the decision to restrict family presence is not taken lightly. These measures are in place to keep families, and health care workers safe.

No other visitors are allowed into the specified facilities or homes at this time and these limitations will remain in place until it is safe to return to the previous level of family presence. Family members and support people who are permitted must undergo a health screening prior to entering the facility or home.