In a statement dated last Thursday, #Saskatchewan medical health officers stressed the need for a broad suite of new and old measures to battle the province's 4th wave of COVID. What led to the letterThe SHA is the operational arm of Saskatchewan's medical health system. "But the advice coming back from government wasn't reflecting the advice we have as medical health officers on how to manage this issue." A draft of the letter urging stepped-up efforts was shared with Dr. Shahab, Neudorf said. Neudorf said local medical health officers could, under the Public Health Act, require businesses or municipalities to mandate masks.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2021 20:14 UTC