Who can get tested for COVID-19?
. Residents do not need to have travelled internationally to get a referral for testing. Testing is also available for health-care workers, symptomatic First Nations and Metis, immunocompromised individuals, residents of long-term care homes, people in high-volume work settings, and anyone working outside the home who desires a test.
Saskatchewan public health officials may also advise certain people to be tested if they have been identified as being at risk following contact with a known or potentially infected person. Residents are advised to use the to determine if they should be tested for COVID-19. Those who fit the criteria can obtain a referral to a community testing site by calling 811 or contacting their family physician.COVID-19 test results are currently available within approximately 24 hours of being received at the provincial laboratory. Patients with positive test results will be immediately notified of their results by medical authorities.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Raymond J. de Souza on COVID-19: A lockdown without a clear goalWay back, two months ago, it was not about preventing the coronavirus from spreading altogether, but rendering its spread manageable. If the goal has now changed, it should be made clear
Read more »
Sask. reporting three new COVID-19 cases, 14 more recoveriesSaskatchewan is reporting three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, according to a release from the province.
Read more »
10 more cases, 2 more deaths from COVID-19 in B.C.British Columbia's top doctor has announced 10 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province and two more deaths from the coronavirus.
Read more »
John Ivison: Why are travellers from abroad still landing at Canada’s airports during COVID-19 lockdown?Who on earth is flying around in these dangerous days? The Canada Border Services Agency is not sharing that information
Read more »
18 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta on Saturday and 1 more deathAlberta reported a total of 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 814.
Read more »