The Saskatchewan Health Authority has updated its visitor restrictions.

They continue to say that no visitors are allowed at any SHA operated hospitals, clinics, and community and continuing care facilities, except for compassionate reasons.

Compassionate reasons may include immediate family during end-of-life care, the family of patients entering major surgery, or visitors aiding in clinical care.

One healthy person is allowed in the facility at a time for in-person visits for compassionate reasons. Immediate family includes a spouse, common-law spouse, child or stepchild, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or a support person with whom the resident has had an equivalent relationship.

Visitors must be verified and undergo a health screening before entering a facility, the screening includes a temperature check and a questionnaire. The visitor will also be required to practice hand-hygiene when entering or leaving a patient’s room, and be required to wear a mask.

Visitors are not allowed to wait in waiting rooms or other common areas.

The SHA says that personal items, including food and beverages, cannot be dropped off at the hospital, however, a designated visitor can deliver those items to patients.

The Health Authority is encouraging people to stay connected with family or friends in hospitals virtually.