Four people from the Regina zone have died as a result of COVID-19 bringing the provincial total to 469. Those passing away were people in their 30’s, 40’s, 70’s and one over the age of 80. The new cases are located in the Far North West (12), North West (8), North Central (4), North East […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is pleased to finally see the province’s teachers moved ahead in the queue for COVID vaccines. The provincial government announced Tuesday that once Saskatchewan residents 40 and older are eligible to receive the vaccine in one week, front-line workers over the age of 16 will be able to receive the vaccine, […]
The director and CEO of USask’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization was happy and relieved to hear that the federal government would be supporting the effort to become the National Centre for Pandemic Research with $59.2-million. Dr. Volker Gerdts says the funding will also go to the continued development of a COVID-19 which is currently […]
The province is going to integrate the AstraZeneca vaccine into its provincial vaccination roll-out plan, On Tuesday, the province announced it will use AstraZeneca to immunize those 40 and older. To date, residents ages 40 and over who have contracted COVID-19 have seen the most severe outcomes, accounting for 84 per cent of total hospitalizations […]
The NDP is again calling on the Saskatchewan government to give Covid-19 vaccine priority to teachers. Opposition critic Carla Beck says Regina schools have extended the temporary remote learning for another week for safety reasons. She wants teachers to be a priority for vaccination. Education minister Dustin Duncan says the health authority has found […]
All current health orders in Saskatchewan have been extended to May 10. Current public health orders restrict all private indoor gatherings to immediate household only and limit outdoor gatherings to maximum of 10 people. Physical distancing of at least two metres between households must be maintained. Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk, additional restrictions are […]
The province is telling us about 248 new COVID-19 infections with the Regina zone accounting for 102 of those. There are also 236 recoveries bringing the active case count to 2,640 The new cases are located in the Far North West (2), Far North East (2), North West (19), North Central (17), North East (1), […]
Remote learning in the Regina Public and Catholic school divisions is being extended until May 3. This decision means students and staff will have four weeks of remote learning split up by the spring break; one week before and three weeks after. The move is once again being made due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Paul Merriman are both saying thanks, but no thanks to a request being made by provincial NDP leader Ryan Meili. During Question Period, Meili made the invite which he said comes from doctors in the ICU because healthcare workers feel their requests are not being heard so Moe needs […]
The Regina area continues to see the bulk of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. Monday’s report show 243 new cases with 82 of them coming from the Regina zone. 907 of the 2,626 active cases in the province come from the Regina zone which is over a third. The other new cases are located in […]
