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Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan steps up coronavirus preventative measures

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The Cowessess First Nation says it is taking proactive steps to reduce the risk of COVID-19, including setting up monitoring stations at entrances to its community.

Officials say they are also doing everything within their powers to ask people to stay at home. The community, roughly an hour and a half east of Regina, has 920 residents in 237 households and the idea is to keep all of them safe from coronavirus.

Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme said they are cautious about people coming on or off the community, so they are taking the restrictions seriously.

Family members who want to come back home are also encouraged to stay put and stay safe in their different cities. In those instances, Cowessess First Nation said it is sending

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