Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province’s chief medical health officer.(file photo/CKOM News Staff)

By CKOM News Staff

COVID-19

Province offers advice to travellers regarding coronavirus

Feb 27, 2020 | 2:07 PM

Saskatchewan doesn’t have any confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the province still is updating its guidelines for travellers.

“The number of countries that have confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to grow,” Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province’s chief medical health officer, said in a media release issued Thursday.

“While the risk to residents travelling abroad remains low, people travelling to and from affected areas should monitor for fever, cough and difficulty breathing for 14 days after travel. If you have these symptoms, contact HealthLine 811 for assessment and direction.”

The province is recommending residents check Health Canada’s travel advice page for guidance.

Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health is suggesting that people self-isolate at home for two weeks if they have travelled to the Chinese province of Hubei in the last 14 days. That means not going to school, university, work, daycare, sporting or social events, or religious gatherings.

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If people have returned to Saskatchewan from another affected area in the last two weeks, they should watch for symptoms for 14 days after leaving the area.

The province said those people should take their temperature twice a day and, if they develop symptoms, they should call HealthLine for advice.

People who don’t have a cough, a fever or difficulty breathing can go to work or school.

The ministry said that, as of Thursday, there weren’t any confirmed cases in the province and the risk to residents remains low.

“We can still limit the spread of COVID-19 in Canada,” Shahab said. “Monitoring your symptoms, staying home if you are ill and practising personal protection like good hand hygiene (and respiratory etiquette) remains vital to containing the transmission.”

More information can be found here.