City council is expected to revisit the issue next month.
City council voted on Monday to extend the mask requirement on buses after an update on COVID-19 in Saskatoon.
Director of emergency management Pamela Goulden-McLeod presented a report with details from local medical health officer Jasmine Hasselback, whoGoulden-Mcleod said further data shows 25 people being treated for COVID-19 in local intensive care wards, unchanged from last week. The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 258 confirmed new COVID-19 infections in Saskatoon, 33 fewer than last week. Goulden-Mcleod cautioned that confirmed case numbers from the province only include results from the limited PCR testing system, not the more common rapid antigen tests.
Goulden-Mcleod told council the city administration recommended no change in the city’s current COVID-19 measures for the public:. Masks will still be available for free on buses. Council received 10 letters from citizens on the issue; all of them asked to maintain the masking rule on buses.The news seems to be flying at us faster all the time. From COVID-19 updates to politics and crime and everything in between, it can be hard to keep up. With that in mind, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix has created an Afternoon Headlines newsletter that can be delivered daily to your inbox to help make sure you are up to date with the most vital news of the day.
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