COVID-19: What you need to know
Each weekday, the province’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, and other government officials will hold a media conference to discuss the province’s plans to combat the virus. Those media conferences can be heard here at 2:30 p.m.
Click here to see Health Canada‘s list of things you can do to be prepared and here to see what the Government of Saskatchewan is recommending.
To find out how you can access federal, provincial and financial help, click here.
The provincial government has launched a self-assessment tool, which residents can use to see if they need to be tested.
For a complete look at the advice and information from health officials, click here.
'Now seems to be an appropriate time:' Sask. microbiologist weighs in on lifting of restrictions
A Saskatchewan microbiologist is saying the province's plan to lift all restrictions by the end of February isn't unreasonable, according to the data. Dr. Joseph Blondeau is the head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital and the University of Saskatchewan, as well as the provincial lead for clinical mic...
Feb 10, 2022
Hospitals still under pressure from surge in Omicron patients, staff absences
As the fifth wave of COVID-19 progresses in Saskatchewan, daily case numbers seem to be on the decline, but it could take at least two more weeks for hospitalizations to decrease significantly. The province set a record with 384 COVID-related hospitalizations on Thursday before the number dropped to 363 on Friday. Dere...
Feb 05, 2022
School divisions in Saskatoon and Regina react to self-isolation changes
Changes to Saskatchewan's COVID-related self-isolation requirements mean changes are coming in the province's schools. Under the changes, close contacts no longer have to self-isolate regardless of their vaccination status, and parents no longer have to inform schools when their child tests positive for COVID-19. As we...
Jan 27, 2022
Sask. NDP calls COVID isolation and reporting changes 'a series of disappointments'
The Saskatchewan government is downplaying the seriousness of the latest COVID-19 Omicron wave while limiting public access to information, according to NDP Leader Ryan Meili. On Thursday, Health Minister Paul Merriman and chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced anyone testing positive for COVID, whethe...
Jan 27, 2022
Hundreds turn out in Saskatoon to support truckers opposed to cross-border vaccine mandate
Hundreds of semi trucks and other vehicles a part of a convoy to Ottawa made their way through Saskatchewan on Monday. Hundreds of people turned out at a Flying J truck stop in Saskatoon in the afternoon to support local truckers, and to oppose a cross-border vaccine mandate requiring all truckers to be vaccinated agai...
Jan 24, 2022
NDP leader calls on premier to release chief Sask. health officer recommendations
The province's official opposition wants to know what Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is recommending, and it wants to see them followed. On Friday, NDP leader Ryan Meili called for all current recommendations made by Dr. Saqib Shahab to be released to the public and challenged the Sask. Party government to...
Jan 21, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 21: 1,233 new cases, 9 new deaths
After 14 straight days without a COVID-related death in Saskatchewan, the province reported nine more deaths due to the virus Friday. The last time the province reported this many deaths was on Oct. 28, 2021, when the province recorded 11 deaths. To date, 969 Saskatchewan residents have died due to COVID. One person wh...
Jan 21, 2022
'We're pleading with them to hear us:' Sask. unions want Shahab recommendations made into PHOs
Six of Saskatchewan's unions came together Thursday to send a message to the province: Listen to Dr. Saqib Shahab's advice. The joint press conference included the heads of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Saskatchewan Union...
Jan 20, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 17: 1,347 new cases, hospitalizations up to 167
The number of people with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan hospitals rose again Monday. The Ministry of Health's update said there were 1,412 new cases, continuing the recent trend of more than 1,000 cases a day for much of the last two weeks. Hospitalizations due to COVID rose to 167, up five from Sunday. Of those, 154 people...
Jan 17, 2022
SHA creating 'go teams' to handle Omicron hospitalization surge
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) updated its COVID-19 surge plan Thursday with an expected case surge and increase in staff isolation due to the Omicron variant looming. The plan includes five strategies the health authority hopes will keep Saskatchewan hospitals operating as normally as possible. First is the c...
Jan 13, 2022
