Ottawa ready to deploy COVID-19 help to Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan is reporting 289 people with COVID-19 in hospital — a record high since the pandemic began.
Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the surge of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is concerning and heartbreaking.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hajdu says Ottawa stands ready to help the province with any resources it may need, including staff to assist with record hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients.
The province is reporting 289 people with COVID-19 in hospital — a record high since the pandemic began.
Hajdu had a phone call last week with provincial Health Minister Paul Merriman and offered federal support.
“I really stressed to Minister Merriman the best plan is the one we make ahead of time, and we need to work together to make sure we can adequately understand what Saskatchewan needs might be,” Hajdu said Monday.
Unlike Alberta, which is also facing record COVID-19 hospitalizations, Hajdu said Saskatchewan had not formally requested assistance.
However, she said Ottawa is paying for 63 additional contact tracers in the province and safe isolation sites.
Merriman has said Saskatchewan isn’t in need of help and is expanding its surge capacity of hospital intensive care beds to 175 beds from a baseline of 79.
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