Saskatchewan's COVID-19 health measures have been extended to May 10 as health officials announced that the number of infected patients under intensive care has hit an all-time high. Once that happens, teachers and other front-line workers will be added to the province's vaccine priority list, he added. Health officials announced 249 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including the province's first cases of the P1 variant. As such, it is often associated with Brazil, where COVID-19 cases and deaths have spiked significantly in recent weeks. The P1 variant is a mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and spreads quicker than the original strain.

Source: CBC News April 20, 2021 20:16 UTC