COVID-19 update, the Saskatchewan government announced changes in COVID-19 protocols to take into effect on Friday.The province said those who received a positive COVID-19 test result on either a PCR or a rapid antigen test will be required to self-isolate for five days regardless of vaccination status.Those who are close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases will no longer be required to self-isolate regardless of vaccination status.
Health officials also said that parents and caregivers will no longer be required to inform schools about positive test results.
COVID-19: Saskatchewan updates self-isolation, close contact protocols Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman was asked during a COVID-19 update on Thursday, Jan.
27, whether proof-of-vaccination mandates will continue.“Right now, it’s in place until the end of February and we’re going to continue that with the masking, the verification and the negative tests,” he said, adding that “this is continually evolving.”The president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) says the government’s announcement will have significant implications for school divisions, parents, families and for school staff.