Sask. Health issue warning about COVID-19 exposure at Saskatchewan Roughriders game | Globalnews.ca

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is advising the public about an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 at the Aug. 6 Saskatchewan Roughriders game in the Pil Country section.

The SHA said a person or persons were in this section while infectious with the virus.

Contact tracing for the Aug. 6 game is ongoing, however the SHA said it is difficult as this case was located in the Pil Country section.

Pil Country tickets are sold as standing room only.

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The SHA said there is at least one case of an infected individual attending the game in this section.

According to Saskatchewan’s disease control regulations, all individuals in attendance – particularly attendees who were in the Pil Country section – on Aug. 6 between 5:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. should self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms until Aug. 20.

If symptoms develop, individuals should self-isolate immediately and seek testing.

If individuals are feeling unwell or were in contact with a sick person while at the game or after, they should self-isolate and seek testing immediately.

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