Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has implemented a mask mandate at its Saskatoon facilities due to increased COVID-19 activity in the area.All patients, visitors, and health care providers will have to wear a mask within an SHA facility or home.
The mandate applies even if people can maintain a two-metre physical distance, visiting outside on SHA property or in non-clinical areas.
Potential coronavirus exposure at gospel event in Beauval, Sask. Patients may be granted exemptions as directed by a health-care provider, said the SHA in a press release.The SHA issued the alert Friday evening citing increased cases of COVID-19 in the City of Saskatoon.The mask mandate applies to all SHA facilities within the city including Jim Pattison.