Health authority reintroduces visitor restrictions at Saskatoon long term care homes to cut COVID-19 risk
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The Saskatchewan Health Authority is placing its long-term care (LTC) homes in Saskatoon under visitor restrictions as of 4 p.m. Thursday.
The facilities will move to "Level 1" under the SHA's COVID-19 protocols.
Each resident can designate two consistent family members or support persons. Only one of them can be present at a time indoors.
Both can accompany the resident outdoors.
More than two family members or support persons can be designated for end-of-life or palliative care.
Two designated people can be present at the same time in end-of-life or palliative care settings.
In a press release announcing the measures, the SHA said it made the decision based on the increased community transmission of the Omicron variant.
The existing proof of COVID-19 vaccination requirement remains in place.
The restrictions will be reviewed in two weeks.
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