REGINA --
With 1,117 active COVID-19 cases in the Regina zone, the city is inching closer to breaking its active case record of 1,179 set in December. With the increase in cases, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is providing more details on isolation requirements for close contacts of COVID-19 variants of concern.
The surge in Regina – fuelled by the highly transmissible variants – has resulted in active outbreaks at schools, grocery stores, daycares, nail salons and various workplaces around the city.
Here is when – and how – the SHA requires people to self-isolate:
People who are COVID-positive must self-isolate for at least 10 days.
Anyone who is identified as a close contact by public health must go into a mandatory 14-day isolation, which starts the day they were exposed.