Coronavirus outbreak: 7th death due to COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan, 21 new cases | FULL
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab reported the seventh death related to COVID-19 in the province during Wednesday's briefing.
He said "this reminds us that COVID-19 is very much in Saskatchewan," and called on all residents to continue practice physical distancing as businesses reopen across the province.
Shahab also reported 21 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 620 in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Health Authority’s (SHA) chief executive officer Scott Livingstone said that the SHA has slowly began resuming some of the everyday healthcare services to the public, including primary healthcare visits for chronic diseases, mental health services, kidney health and immunizations.
He added that "just because these services started to reopen, we’re no way back to normal."
Livingstone responded to a question on whether there are certain groups recommended not to get tested for COVID-19 within the new expanded testing criteria in the province.
He said that there will be some special directions for certain patients, especially those who are immunocompromised and who might not want to show up at a testing centre for safety concerns, but that the system is ready for the expanded testing criteria.
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Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab reported the seventh death related to COVID-19 in the province during Wednesday’s briefing.
He said “this reminds us that COVID-19 is very much in Saskatchewan,” and called on all residents to continue practice physical distancing as businesses reopen across the province.
Shahab also reported 21 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 620 in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Health Authority’s (SHA) chief executive officer Scott Livingstone said that the SHA has slowly began resuming some of the everyday healthcare services to the public, including primary healthcare visits for chronic diseases, mental health services, kidney health and immunizations.
He added that “just because these services started to reopen, we’re no way back to normal.”
Livingstone responded to a question on whether there are certain groups recommended not to get tested for COVID-19 within the new expanded testing criteria in the province.
He said that there will be some special directions for certain patients, especially those who are immunocompromised and who might not want to show up at a testing centre for safety concerns, but that the system is ready for the expanded testing criteria.
MORE: https://globalnews.ca/news/6965152/saskatchewan-coronavirus-death-update-may-20/
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