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21.03.2021 / 00:05

COVID 19 variant spread prompts Regina school divisions to switch to online learning

COVID-19 cases in the Regina area have prompted some school divisions to restart online learning.Regina Public Schools, the city’s largest division, announced Friday that it will start transitioning students to remote classes until after spring break on April 12.Regina Catholic Schools says all students will also learn at home for the week before the break. What in-person schooling could look like post-pandemic Another 174 new COVID-19 infections were reported provincewide Friday, including 86 in the Regina area.Most of Saskatchewan’s 156 confirmed variant cases and 434 of the 508 probable cases have been found in and around the capital.

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Sask. organ transplants rebounding after COVID-19 slowdown: report

transplant surgery booked in September 2021 but, barely a week after securing the date, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) postponed her operation – along with thousands of other surgeries so they could reassign staff amid COVID-19 pressures on the health system. Read more: More people in Saskatchewan died waiting for surgery during COVID-19 than before: data Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists Bailey finally received the transplant last November, nearly four years after she was first diagnosed with kidney failure.“(I) didn’t think it was going to happen, for the struggle that I was going through,” she said. “There’s not even a word for it.

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Sask. health-care system must adapt to lasting COVID-19 effects: doctor

COVID-19 could have a lasting impact on Saskatchewan’s health-care system and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will need to adapt.The system was already close to or at capacity before the coronavirus pandemic, the consultant said, and will soon have to take on the strain of two new populations who will likely need more care — baby boomers and COVID-19 long-haulers.“I do think that our system is going to go through a period of challenge to actually adjust to what we might consider the new normal,” Dr. Dennis Kendel told Global News.

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Increased COVID-19 exposure risk at Meadow Lake, Sask. business

Meadow Lake, Sask., business may have been exposed to the coronavirus.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said there is an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 at Garfunkel’s Gourmet Grill (VLT room only), 702 Ninth St. W.

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Urgent plea made by Saskatoon leaders for people to follow COVID-19 guidelines

COVID-19.Active coronavirus cases in Saskatoon have risen from 257 a month ago to 1,352 as of Dec. 3, with 41 people in hospital — 11 in ICU, which is operating at 126 per cent capacity.

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Visitation restricted at acute care facilities in Regina due to ‘escalating’ COVID-19 activity

COVID-19 activity” in the area.Starting Thursday, family presence and visitation is limited to compassionate care reasons only in all acute care facilities.The restrictions will be in effect for at least 14 days, at which time they will be reassessed.

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Visitor limitations coming to all SHA facilities, care homes in Saskatoon

SHA) facilities and care homes in Saskatoon.According to the alert sent out of Tuesday, COVID-19 activity is escalating in the city. Saskatchewan CMHO urges caution about gatherings as coronavirus cases linked to events climb SHA said family presence/visitation is being limited to compassionate reasons only in order to keep everyone in its facilities and care homes safe during this time.The restrictions come into effect at 8 a.m.

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Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation claims Catholic school division memo flouts health guidelines

Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation claims a memo from the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School division to its staff contradicts public health guidelines and puts teachers at risk.“It seems to go against the best advice from the (Saskatchewan) Medical Association and the Saskatchewan Health Authority, both of which seem to indicate that doctors’ notes aren’t required,” said Patrick Maze, speaking via Zoom to Global News.The Oct. 7 memo obtained by Global News tells school division staff they need a signed message from a medical professional confirming they were required to isolate in order to have their absences correctly coded by the human resources department.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Yorkton Regional High School, classes move online

COVID-19 outbreak at Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) on Sunday after several students tested positive for the novel coronavirus.According to a letter sent to staff and families from the Good Spirit School Division, four people associated with the high school tested positive for the virus.In a press release on Sunday, the government described the individuals as “a cluster of students.” Second COVID-19 case confirmed at Holy Cross High School in Saskatoon The source of infection is believed to be from community spread, says the government.Following the advice of the local chief medical health officer, the school has closed and starting Tuesday, all classes will move online.Monday classes have been cancelled to allow staff to transition

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SHA issues potential COVID-19 exposure alert for Yorkton gym

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning patrons of a Yorkton gym they may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus.An SHA press release says someone with COVID-19 was at the Pumphouse Athletic Club, on 2nd Avenue North, on Friday, Sept. 18 between 5:30 p.m.

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In-school coronavirus testing underway at Saskatchewan campuses

coronavirus testing is underway in Saskatchewan, with about 18 per cent of the student body at the first school on the list providing advanced consent.Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) workers were onsite at Campbell Collegiate in Regina on Wednesday to conduct swabbing.The SHA says more than 250 of the approximately 1,400 students who attend the school responded prior to the date, subscribing to the process.

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SHA warns of possible coronavirus exposure at Whitewood, Sask. gas station

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus at a Whitewood business. Possible COVID-19 exposure at 2 Tisdale, Sask., businesses In an alert issued Monday afternoon, the SHA said an individual who tested positive for the disease caused by coronavirus was likely infectious when they visited the Whitewood Petro Canada gas station and convenience store located at 100A Fairford St.

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SHA issues COVID-19 alert for 4 Meadow Lake locations

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has issued a COVID-19 exposure alert for four locations in Meadow Lake.According to a release, issued Monday, an individual who tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus was likely infectious when at the following locations: Coronavirus case in Parkridge Centre nursing home in Saskatoon: SHA The Health Authority is advising anyone at those locations during the times listed who have or are experiencing symptoms to self-isolate for 14 days. ‘I’ve progressed very, very slowly’: B.C.

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Sask. Health Authority issues 2nd coronavirus alert for Turtleford

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has issued a second COVID-19 exposure alert for a business in Turtleford.The SHA is warning residents of possible transmission of the novel coronavirus at the SARCAN plant at 200 3rd Ave. S.

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Saskatchewan’s private MRI system not meeting provincial requirement, auditor says

MRI operators in Saskatchewan are not meeting provincial requirements when it comes to providing free MRIs within a specific timeframe, the provincial auditor has found.In 2016, the Saskatchewan government implemented a one-for-one system that requires private operators to provide a free scan to someone on the public wait list every time someone jumps the queue by paying for an MRI.The free scan must be done within 14 days of completing the privately paid scan dictates the government.However, the provincial auditor found that is not always the case. Private MRI scans not reducing wait times: Sask.

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