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COVID-19

SHA warns P.A. residents of increased risk of exposure to COVID-19

Aug 6, 2021 | 10:33 AM

UPDATE:

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public to another risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Prince Albert, this time at a local business.

In a media release Friday afternoon SHA said COVID-19, and its variants, are still present in Saskatchewan. Persons infected with or exposed to COVID-19 should take all precautions as advised by Public Health and take all reasonable measures to significantly reduce the risk of infecting others.

Following public health guidance is particularly important for those who are unvaccinated, or have received only one dose of COVID vaccine.

It said there was an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 at the following location where a person or persons attended while infectious: Rally Motorsports , 10-38th St East, Prince Albert.

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As per Disease Control Regulations, all individuals in attendance during this date and time should seek testing for COVID-19 immediately, and again on August 9, 2021

Exception: If you have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and the second dose was received on or before July 14, 2021, you do not need to self-isolate but:

• Self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 until Aug 13, 2021
• If symptoms develop, start self-isolating immediately and seek testing
• If you need to check your vaccination status, please access MySaskHealthRecord

The alert followed an earlier notice for Prince Albert on Friday, regarding an increase risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Prince Albert after a wedding in July.

According to a media release, the SHA is advising anyone who was at a wedding at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on Fourth Avenue West at 4 p.m. on July 23 and at the reception at the Art Hauser Centre from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. the same day, to seek testing for the virus immediately.

However, there is an exception for those who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who received the second dose on or before July 9 do not need to self isolate. But the SHA does ask those people to self monitor for symptoms, and if symptoms do develop seek testing immediately.

“COVID-19, and its variants, are still present in Saskatchewan. Persons infected with or exposed to COVID-19 should take all precautions as advised by Public Health and take all reasonable measures to significantly reduce the risk of infecting others. Following public health guidance is particularly important for those who are unvaccinated, or have received only one dose of COVID vaccine,” the release stated.

Editor’s note: this story was modified Friday afternoon to include the new information about the increased risk of exposure at a Prince Albert business.

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