Regina families that had hoped to visit their loved ones in long-term or personal care homes on Thursday after five months of lockdown got some disappointing news. Saskatchewan health officials announced Wednesday that care homes in the Regina area will remain largely off-limits to visitors due to the continued high concentration of coronavirus variants of concern in the region. "We still have a lot of work to do to be able to make sure that we can get everybody vaccinated in those care homes, the residents and the staff." The ministry recently stopped publicly reporting how many care home residents — and how many prioritized health care workers (including care home staff) — have received first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine. For more on how the resumed visitation in eligible care homes will work beginning on Thursday, click here.

Source: CBC News April 28, 2021 22:07 UTC