Canadian military to provide COVID-19 support in Saskatchewan

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Canadian military to provide COVID-19 support in Saskatchewan

By
Josh Sigurdson

International Information

Posted October 22, 2021 11:52 pm

Entrance-line employees battling the fourth wave of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan are about to get some much-needed assist from the Canadian army.

In a tweet Friday evening, Minister of Public Security and Emergency Preparedness Invoice Blair acknowledged the armed forces are on their solution to the province to offer the mandatory help to combat the pandemic.

As Saskatchewan faces a surge of COVID-19 circumstances, we’ve got authorised a request for federal help to help the individuals of SK. The @CanadianForces will present communities the help they should combat the pandemic.

— Invoice Blair (@BillBlair) October 23, 2021

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The transfer comes as Saskatchewan began transport ICU sufferers to Ontario to assist cope with packed Intensive Care Items.

Learn extra:
Saskatchewan planning to send 2 to 4 ICU patients daily to Ontario starting next week

Saskatchewan Public Security Company (SPSA) president Marlo Pritchard mentioned, in a Friday briefing, conferences are being held with Public Security Canada, including good progress has been made to this point.

“I anticipate to have extra data quickly about having boots on the bottom in some unspecified time in the future subsequent week,” Pritchard informed reporters.