Those entering city-run facilities in Regina, will be required to show proof of vaccine, or a negative Covid-test, as of November 15th. The move comes as daily new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have reached record levels. Mayor Sandra Masters says the move was a no-brainer when it comes to the protection of city staff […]
With COVID-19 related hospitalizations starting to grow again in Saskatchewan, the president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is sounding the alarm bell. Tracy Zambory says she is at a loss for words when it comes to the toll that this is taking. “I’m at a loss for words right now. I have not been […]
The conditions at a Regina care home currently battling a COVID-19 outbreak has prompted the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses to push for a public inquiry. Parkside Extendicare is the location of the province’s largest outbreak at this time, which resulted in the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Parkside establishing a co-management agreement so the SHA could […]
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is saying the province’s COVID-19 vaccine plan unveiled Wednesday is optimistic. However, President Tracy Zambory says just because a vaccine is coming doesn’t mean this should be an end of the road for public health measures related to COVID-19. “Vaccination programs are are a very good thing and Saskatchewan has […]
An op-ed by the Sask. Medical Association is requesting additional measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. While the government did announce additional measures on Friday including mandatory masks in indoor public spaces for communities of 5,000 people or more, advocates feel more should be done. Tracy Zambory with Saskatchewan Union of Nurses […]
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is calling on the provincial government to make masks mandatory for indoor public spaces to help stem the recent rise in cases of COVID-19. SUN President, Tracy Zambory says healthcare workers wear them because they work, and that’s why people who come to health facilities also have to wear them, […]
With a COVID-19 case announced at Regina’s Pasqua Hospital on Thursday, the President of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says it’s troubling that no outbreak situation was declared. Tracy Zambory said the patient who tested positive was moved around the hospital numerous times, and could have come into contact with as many as 100 people […]
For the first time since March 26, Saskatchewan is below 100 active cases of COVID-19. While that news is promising and shows people in the province are doing what has been asked of them to limit the spread of the virus, there is a fear among the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses that a gradual re-opening […]
