Some health care workers can be exempted from 14-day order
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Health care workers who are needed for emergency services can be exempt from following the now mandatory 14-day self-isolation order in Saskatchewan on returning from international travel. The announcement was made by the Saskatchewan Health Authority in line with the updated Public Health Act.
In a statement Friday night, it said while all persons who have travelled internationally shall go into mandatory self-isolation for 14 days from date of arrival back into Canada, there was an exception for those working in health care.
Health care workers who have travelled internationally may be exempt only if they are required to work to maintain essential health care services or provide emergency health care. If the SHA determines a healthcare worker is exempt, the worker must be supervised by Infection, Prevention Control Officers and/or Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace.
The latest mandatory laws mean that employees, physicians, students and volunteers who have returned from international travel on March 6, 2020 or later must immediately self-isolate. The SHA notice can be read here.
