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Three COVID-19 outbreaks in Saskatchewan have been linked to the delta variant, which is significantly more contagious than the early strain of SARS-CoV-2.
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REGINA As Saskatchewan’s western neighbour moves to eliminate COVID-19 quarantine rules, the provincial government is attempting to clear confusion around its self-isolation requirements. In Saskatchewan, the government changed isolation requirements for COVID-positive residents on July 11, when the province dropped all public health restrictions. Previously, the province said anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 “must self-isolate.” However, it was changed to say they “may be required to self-isolate” when Saskatchewan fully reopened. On Thursday, Minister of Health Paul Merriman said contact tracers and public health officials will still direct residents who have contracted COVID-19 to self-isolate immediately. “This direction has been and continues to be provided by public health officials to all individuals who test positive for COVID-19,” said Merriman in a statement.
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Allan Adam on Thursday said lockdown measures imposed last week to address an outbreak on the Black Lake Denesulin First Nation are difficult to enforce in the absence of a public health order. The outbreak was declared last Friday by the health authority and requires people to quarantine if they test positive, stick to their bubbles and refrain from unnecessary travel to and from the community.
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Adam said authorities cannot force people to follow those rules. The province ended all COVID-19 restrictions on July 11.