It's not the kind of thing you see every day in a prairie downtown. Over the Christmas holidays, the town of Watrous celebrated in a galactic way with.
More positive cases of COVID-19 are popping up in the community of Watrous.
While there is no word yet on how many cases are in the community specifically, but there are 26 active cases in central east one zone.
Mayor of Watrous John Gunderson told
northeastNOW the town is coming together to limit the spread of the virus.
“Some of our local businesses are taking the initiative for the safety of their employees and for their customers, to temporarily close their doors,” Gunderson said. “Hopefully that is not too long of a time period.”
Many businesses are still able to offer curbside pick-up at this time.
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The Horizon School Division (HSD) is making the public aware of a COVID-19 case at Watrous Elementary School.
The division was notified Sunday night of the case and families from the school were being informed with contact tracing underway.
Public health has cleared students to continue attending the school, unless families have been directed otherwise.
On Feb. 17, HSD was informed of a COVID-19 diagnosis in an individual at Winston High School in Watrous as well. The school has remained open to staff and students.
Elsewhere in the community of Watrous, a Saskatoon Co-op employee also tested positive for COVID-19.