The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing an advisory after confirmation that individuals were at several businesses in the Swift Current and have now tested positive for COVID-19 as of July 11.
Anyone who attended these businesses during the listed times should be monitoring for symptoms. If symptoms develop, please isolate immediately and contact 811. For information on self-monitoring please go to www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19 and click on the About COVID-19 link. Individuals who want to be tested can contact 811 for a referral.
This applies to the following businesses:
- K Motel, Swift Current, June 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. & July 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Credit Union, Swift Current, July 4, multiple times,
- Dickson Agencies, Swift Current, July 4, multiple times,
- Lac Pelletier Regional Park Golf Course clubhouse, July 5, 3:45-4 p.m.
- Great West Auto Electric Ltd (Bumper-to-Bumper), Swift Current, July 6 and July 7, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Walmart, Swift Current, July 7, 6:30-6:45 p.m.
- Pioneer Co-op Grocery store, Swift Current, July 7, 5:20-5:50 p.m.
- Canadian Tire, Swift Current, July 7, 7:50-8 p.m.
- Canadian Tire, Swift Current, July 8, 12:30-1 p.m.
- Cabri Co-op, July 9, 11-11:15 a.m.
- Canadian Tire, Swift Current, July 10, unknown time.
According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, all the businesses have been complying with guidelines to minimize COVID-19 transmission and they remind the public to play their part by continuing to take precautions to protect themselves and others in the community.
Precautionary measures include physical distancing to maintain a 2-metre separation at all times, following one-way directions in stores, frequent hand washing and sanitizing, self-isolating which means not going out to public places if sick.
Moose Jaw's Doctor Brad Thorpe said "As our numbers rise in and around the southwest province, I would strongly recommend the wearing of masks, social distancing, and hand sanitization. Now is not the time to slack off and become lackadaisical!"
The SHA issues a public health alert as a precaution when they are not able to clearly identify all possible close contacts during a period when there was a risk of transmission of the virus.