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Nine Medavie Health Services West staff members have tested positive and are in isolation at home, while five others are in isolation as they await their test results.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed on Wednesday that it has declared an outbreak at the company.
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Medavie spokesperson Troy Davies said peer-to-peer testing was conducted to determine whether there were additional cases beyond the ones initially identified.
“Right now we’ve pretty much caught this, we hope, in time,” Davies said.
SASKATOON Six front-line paramedics in Saskatoon are in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, Medavie Health Services West director of public affairs Troy Davies said. “We are currently doing peer-to-peer swabbing on all staff as a precautionary measure to ensure there are no other staff who have contracted the virus,” Davies said in an emailed statement. “We can assure the public that it is safe to call an ambulance when needed as our paramedics are following the personal protective equipment guidlenes as directed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority.” According to the Ministry of Health’s vaccination roll-out plan, paramedics are not listed as being a priority in the first round of immunizations.
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