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Chambers of commerce in Saskatchewan are pushing to have COVID-19 rapid tests available at more businesses.
The tests produce results in 15 minutes.
Steve McLellan, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, has led talks with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on the proposal.
McLellan told Gormley a quick negative test would be a real time-saver and a relief for businesses.
“It’s such a simple way to give greater comfort, and greater security to our workers and their customers,” he said.
If workers test negative, they would be able to continue to work while still following all public health measures. If the test came back positive, that employee would be required to go for further testing through the SHA.
The rapid testing program is waiting for the go-ahead from the SHA. McLellan says chambers of commerce are pushing as hard as they can, but at the same time, they realize the SHA has various priorities.
“The province has been moving as fast as they can,” he said.
McLellan would like to see things move quicker.
“It’s not like doing brain surgery,” he said. “This is a nasal swab test.”
He said Saskatchewan has been allocated one million of these tests from the federal government; it’s just a matter of getting the protocols in place so businesses can access them.