Protest outside Saskatchewan health minister’s office calls for public health measures The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said the mandate will apply to areas outside of residents’ rooms, though it also strongly recommended visitors wear masks while inside residents’ rooms.SHA said the mandate is an effort to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in long-term care facilities.As of Thursday morning, there were seven COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes.The masking protocol will apply to both SHA long-term care homes and affiliates.“This will provide additional protection for all our residents during this fourth wave facing our province,” the SHA said in the release.The SHA added that residents are not required but “strongly.