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As stricter public health orders are introduced in Regina and surrounding communities, the City of Saskatoon is also eyeing what can be done here to mitigate not only the effects of COVID-19 but also the variants of concern.
Pamela Goulden-McLeod is the director of emergency management for the City of Saskatoon. She and local Saskatchewan Health Authority officials are hoping the situation doesn’t get as bad in Saskatoon as it is in Regina.
“What (the) Saskatchewan Health Authority has shared is that there is definitely is concern that the variants are present in Saskatoon. And because they are more highly transmittable, there is definitely concern about that here,” she said.
During the last year, there have been several outbreaks in various city departments, including an outbreak in December at the Saskatoon City Yards in the Waste Stream Collections work group, in late January within the Roadways Department nightshift, and in early March within some of the water and sewer maintenance crews.
That’s why Goulden-McLeod says the city is working with the SHA to determine whether rapid testing might help.
“The Saskatchewan Health Authority is encouraging all employers to look at point-of-care testing, or rapid testing for their staff. And so we’re exploring that with SHA right now,” she said.
It’s not clear if or when those tests might be deployed, or who might administer them just yet.
Her department has also met with all of the critical infrastructure departments to go over COVID-19 rules and protocols to ensure everyone has contingency plans and to reinforce safety and business plans.