SHA issues COVID advisory for businesses in Yorkton, Regina

Four businesses in Yorkton and one in Regina were the focus of a Saskatchewan Health Authority advisory Tuesday about potential COVID-19 exposures.

According to the SHA, people who later tested positive visited the businesses when the individuals likely were infectious.

The businesses in question are:

• Home Hardware in Yorkton, 145 Broadway St. E, on Sept. 19 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.;
• Canadian Tire in Yorkton, 77 Broadway St. E, on Sept. 21 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., and on Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.;
• Yorkton Hyun​dai, 115 Palliser Way, on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
• Peavey Mart in Yorkton, 290 Hamilton Rd., on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and,
• Let’s Sushi in Regina, 4436 Rochdale Blvd., on Sept. 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Anyone who was at those locations at the specified times is urged to self-isolate if they have had or currently have symptoms of COVID-19 and to arrange for a test.

Those who aren’t experiencing symptoms are advised to self-monitor for two weeks.