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Sask. spring sitting dominated by pandemic, punctuated by personal shots in house
Saskatchewan spring legislative sitting was dominated by COVID-19. Its completion seemed to be welcomed by the province s 61 MLAs, some of whom spent their time in the house bickering about who would be worse to lead the people of the province.
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Posted: Apr 28, 2021 6:10 AM CT | Last Updated: April 28
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks at a COVID-19 news conference on April 27, 2021. (Kirk Fraser/CBC) comments
No new measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are being announced in Saskatchewan even as the province s chief medical health officer says Saskatoon is on red alert following the city s very concerning uptick in new cases.
On Tuesday, the Saskatoon area reported more new cases of COVID-19 than Regina, which has led all areas of the province in new infections since variants of concern began dominating during the third wave.
Officials recorded 70 new cases in Saskatoon on Tuesday, compared to 30 in Regina. Only the previous day, the situation was essentially reversed, with Regina reporting 80 new cases versus Saskatoon s 39.
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Saskatchewan doctors have been warned the province’s critical care system will be pushed to a breaking point if the surge of infections battering Regina’s intensive care units repeats itself in other parts of the province.
A Saskatchewan Health Authority presentation to doctors on Thursday night said that scenario would stretch the province’s intensive care units to 227 per cent of their usual capacity, resulting in a situation where staff have to make impossible choices about which lives they save.
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