COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, which was first discovered in the U.K., has been detected in Saskatchewan.Officials said the contact investigation has determined that the Saskatoon zone resident travelled from southeast Asia.
They added the individual was tested in mid-January, quarantined following their travel and is now no longer infectious.There is no indication of further transmission, according to public health’s contact investigation.
Increased COVID-19 risk at Saskatoon restaurant, St. Louis community events While tests must currently be genome-sequenced at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Manitoba and take one or two weeks, the government said the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory is planning to increase its capacity in.