COVID-19 variant cases climb in the city.Despite public health measures, people have travelled within the province, contributing to the spread of the deadlier and more transmissible B.1.1.7 variant, according Dr.
Jasmine Hasselback, the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s medical health officer for Saskatoon.“Over the last week, we’ve hit that tipping point,” said Dr.
Hasselback said during a virtual news conference. Saskatchewan may start offering 2nd dose of AstraZeneca vaccine if age limitations continue University of Saskatchewan researchers found that in the first five days of April, the presence of the coronavirus nearly quadrupled in Saskatoon’s wastewater, compared to the previous week.