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Coronavirus: No new COVID-19 deaths, Saskatchewan lab greenlit to test for variants
COVID-19 variants of concern can begin in the province after the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory (RRPL) completed the validation process.According to officials, the Regina lab has the capacity to test up to 192 samples per week, while 120 will continue to be send to the National Microbiology Lab in Manitoba to ensure a larger sample size.“In order to monitor for variants of concern, the RRPL will continue to focus whole-genome sequencing testing on COVID-positive results linked to international travel, declared outbreaks and cases of unexpected severe illness, as well as a random sampling of confirmed cases,” read a government statement.