Western Standard - June 23, 2022


Sask universities drop COVID mask mandates, with one condition

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COVID-19
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University of Saskatchewan has dropped their mask mandates for the summer, but with a caveat, masks could return in the fall semester. The University of Saskatchewan's pandemic response and recovery team is watching the COVID-19 situation on campus and around the province.

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00:00:00.160 Saskatchewan universities have dropped their mask mandates for the summer but with one
00:00:04.080 caveat masks could be back for the fall semester. The University of Saskatchewan is pausing its
00:00:10.720 mask mandate for the summer from July 4th to August 29th. Now their website says masks will
00:00:17.040 not be mandatory indoors at that time but they will still be highly recommended. The University
00:00:23.120 of Saskatchewan's pandemic response and recovery team is watching the COVID-19 situation on campus
00:00:28.160 and around the province. The pandemic response and recovery team is tracking the COVID-19 case numbers,
00:00:34.480 variant emergence, wastewater, viral load and public health data. If a spike happens the pandemic
00:00:41.520 response and recovery team will bring back the mask mandate sooner than August 29th for the
00:00:47.600 University of Saskatchewan. Now the University of Saskatchewan mask mandate will start again on
00:00:53.120 August 30th unless the pandemic response and recovery team extends the current pause or drops
00:00:59.920 the mask mandate indefinitely. The University of Regina dropped its mask mandate on June 1st but
00:01:05.920 said they would bring it back if COVID-19 cases rose. The University of Regina said optional masks
00:01:12.560 will be encouraged and welcomed in all areas of our campuses. As we've done since the beginning of the
00:01:17.920 pandemic, the University will monitor and assess potential risks and will adjust our practices
00:01:24.000 as needed moving forward, said the University of Regina in a media release.