EDMONTON Canadian Blood Services is looking for donors to fill over 1,290 open appointments in Edmonton by Jan. 4, to keep up with demand this holiday season. Donated blood lasts 42 days, but Canadian Blood Services says platelets used to treat cancer patients have an expiry of seven days. Due to the timing of the statutory holidays this year, Canadian Blood Services says collection opportunities will be lost over several days, making it crucial to fill the open appointments available. Not all connections can be virtual during COVID-19. We re grateful to donors and frontline workers who have helped maintain an adequate level of blood products for patients since the onset of the pandemic, said Rick Prinzen from Canadian Blood Services.
Non-essential travel in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District is being discouraged right now, but not restricted.
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Posted: Dec 14, 2020 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 14, 2020
This latest recommendation from regional medical health officers is not a restriction under the current chief medical health officer s provincial public health order.(Bridget Yard/CBC)
Residents of northern Saskatchewan are being advised to avoid non-essential travel outside their home communities.
The strong recommendation comes from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), the Athabasca Health Authority and the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority.
In a joint release, the health authorities said the advisory has been prompted by increasing COVID-19 case numbers in the north many of which, they said, are linked to travel to areas in the south and outside the province.