SMA president again calls for COVID health measures to remain in place
The president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association is continuing his call for a delay in the removal of COVID-related public health measures in the province.
In an op-ed sent to media outlets Monday, Dr. Eben Strydom said living with COVID — the terminology being used by the provincial government as it looks to eliminate restrictions — “is an interesting sentiment.”
“I understand the yearning of our politicians and citizens alike who want to put the pandemic behind us and leave what feels like an unending state of crisis after crisis,” Strydom wrote.
“I do worry, however, that this reframing might diminish the harsh reality that many Saskatchewan residents continue to get gravely sick, and several others will pass away from what is in essence a preventable disease.”