Starting Tuesday, residents can have two family members or support persons for visits, with one person allowed in room at a time
Jim Reiter, Saskatchewan Minister of Health, looks on during an update on COVID-19 at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday March 11, 2020.Saskatchewan is expanding its COVID-19 guidelines for those visiting long-term care homes.
Patients in intensive care and those receiving palliative care can have two people present at the same time, as long as they keep physical distance.Visitors are expected to follow health-care guidelines, such as wearing masks, to protect others against the spread of COVID-19. “We all know how important it is for patients in hospital and our parents and our grandparents in long-term care homes to have the support of their family,” he said at a press conference Friday.
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