The Saskatchewan government says there were 293 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday to go along with 222 recoveries and two deaths. This puts the active case count at 2,599 with the Regina zone still accounting for the most at 953 which is 36.7 percent of the provincial total. Regina had 87 of the 293 cases. The […]
Both the Regina Public and Catholic schools are calling for school staff to be prioritized when it comes to vaccines with the hope being it can be done before in-school learning is scheduled to resume on April 26. Both sides have sent separate letters to the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Ministry of Health asking […]
When Regina infectious disease specialist Dr. Alex Wong, hears people across the province have been shying away from the AstraZeneca vaccine because they would rather have the Pfizer or Moderna ones, it makes him shudder. “Take whatever vaccine is offered to you because it is the best one.” Wong said Wednesday in a message that […]
The outbreak of COVID-19 at the Regina jail has reportedly almost doubled in size. The SGEU says numbers on Wednesday show 115 inmates and 20 staff have tested positive. That compares to 57 inmates and 13 staff on Tuesday. The union wants inmates, correctional workers and those working at young offender facilities to be prioritized […]
The NDP is again condemning the Moe government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health critic Vicki Mowat says inaction and confusing changes have led to a failed strategy to battle the coronavirus. She says there is a pattern of refusing to take responsibility for failures to control COVID-19. Health minister Paul Merriman says the […]
One month after relaxing restrictions on private indoor gatherings, the Saskatchewan government tightened them back up on Tuesday province-wide with worship ceremonies being limited to a maximum of 30 people as of Friday. Provincial health minister Paul Merriman was under the gun as he answered questions on the decisions that were made with him being […]
Changes are being made to the provincial government’s COVID-19 public health order. As of now, household bubbles are now once again restricted to immediate households only for all of Saskatchewan. In addition, the limits of worship gathering sizes to allow no more than 30 will take effect as of 12:01 a.m Friday. The information comes […]
The age limit at the Regina drive-thru immunization clinic continues to drop. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says as of 8:30 a.m on Tuesday, the clinic will be open to those aged 49,50,51,52,53 and 54. Anyone not falling in that age category are not eligible with those 55 and older still able to book online or […]
For the third time in the last four days, there are at least 300 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Monday’s update shows an even 300 cases with 96 of those in Regina bringing the total active cases in the province to 2,549. The new cases are located in the Far North West (4), Far […]
Starting Monday morning, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding the age eligibility at its Regina drive-thru vaccination clinic happening at Evraz Place. As of 8:30 a.m, those aged 50-54 on the date of immunization is eligible to be inoculated with the first dose of vaccine. Those not in that age bracket can still receive vaccine […]
