Sask. extends indoor masking, recommends people with mild symptoms use rapid not PCR test
CBC
Saskatchewan's public health orders for indoor masking, mandatory self-isolation and proof of vaccination or negative test requirements are being extended until the end of February.
Premier Scott Moe made the announcement Wednesday morning, along with chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab.
No additional health measures have been introduced.
Saskatchewan has seen record-high COVID-19 case numbers and is the only province that has not implemented new indoor gathering limits or capacity restrictions.
Moe said lockdown policies are "an infringement on the rights and freedoms we value" and that he doesn't see evidence that those kinds of restrictions are effective.
The province is also recommending that residents "experiencing mild cold-like symptoms including cough, sore throat, sneezing without fever" should not get a PCR test due to pressure on the health authority's testing capacity.
Instead, the province said, people should stay home, use rapid antigen testing and self-isolate.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.