By News Room
Residents pictured at the Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw. (Photo: Lakeview Pioneer Lodge/Facebook)
The Saskatchewan NDP are condemning what they call a failure by the provincial government to keep seniors safe from COVID-19.
This comes after an outbreak at the Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw, where 43 of the 44 residents tested positive for the virus, with four passing away as of Friday morning.
Around 60 percent of staff members are currently self isolating, leaving the Ministry of Health looking for people to step in for the time being who are familiar with the building.
Health Critic Vicki Mowat said in a release that the outbreaks at seniors homes are both predicable and preventable, adding the biggest question is why has the government continued to ignore warning signs.
(Lakeview Pioneer Lodge/Facebook)
A COVID-19 outbreak at a Wakaw seniors home has left four people dead after spreading to every resident in four days.
Lakeview Pioneer Lodge acting administrator Wayne Nogier says the home declared an outbreak on Dec. 28, with two of the 44 residents showing flu symptoms.
When those COVID test results returned positive, every staff member and resident was tested for the virus. By Wednesday, Nogier said, all residents and at least “60 per cent” of the 70 workers were infected or isolating at home after showing symptoms.
“I’ve been doing this for quite a few years and I’ve never in my experience seen a virus that has spread this fast and with this sort of virulent type of activity,” Nogier said.