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Public health guidelines offer safe practices for a no-risk Halloween weekend

Public health guidelines offer safe practices for a no-risk Halloween weekend

Public health is reminding everyone to stay safe on Halloween weekend, with a set of tips to avoid COVID-19 transmission.
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Sask. not planning daily ICU patient transfers after this weekend, said officials

Sask. not planning daily ICU patient transfers after this weekend, said officials

Provincial officials say the relocation of some ICU patients and the addition of outside resources is helping Sask.'s overwhelmed health care staff.
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Visitors to SHA acute care facilities, long term care facilities, to require proof of vaccination

Visitors to SHA acute care facilities, long term care facilities, to require proof of vaccination

Starting Monday, Nov. 8, visitors to Saskatchewan Health Authority acute care facilities and long term care facilities will require proof of vaccination or a negative test.
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Sask. releases tentative vaccine plans for children aged 5-11

Sask. releases tentative vaccine plans for children aged 5-11

The beginnings of a plan to vaccinate children 5-11 years old in Sask. are now public, with more details expected later in November.
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Sask. Premier repeats no gathering restrictions coming, support nurses on the way

Sask. Premier repeats no gathering restrictions coming, support nurses on the way

Support nurses are incoming from Ontario to prop up overwhelmed ICUs, say Sask. officials, but no gathering restrictions to slow transmission are on the horizon.
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Monoclonal antibody treatments now available to Sask. COVID-19 patients

Monoclonal antibody treatments now available to Sask. COVID-19 patients

Select COVID-19 patients will be able to receive monoclonal antibody treatment beginning this week, says public health.
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NDP critics looking for clear COVID-19 plan, commitment to funding for schools

NDP critics looking for clear COVID-19 plan, commitment to funding for schools

More than 70 schools in the province have reported COVID-19 outbreaks in the last two weeks, data shows.
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Province expects to transfer 2-4 ICU patients a day out of Saskatchewan next week

Province expects to transfer 2-4 ICU patients a day out of Saskatchewan next week

The focus is on transferring the patients dealing with COVID-19 out of province
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‘Time to stop asking nicely:’ Sask. opposition, CMA demand gathering restrictions

‘Time to stop asking nicely:’ Sask. opposition, CMA demand gathering restrictions

“Scott Moe’s decisions [have] moved him from being a national embarrassment to international embarrassment." - Opposition leader Ryan Meili.
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Sask. COVID-19 modelling says ICU numbers could double by Jan. with no intervention

Sask. COVID-19 modelling says ICU numbers could double by Jan. with no intervention

Sask.'s top doctor said change is needed to curb the overwhelming rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the province.
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