A day after denouncing further pandemic lockdowns, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has tested positive for COVID-19..“I tested positive this morning for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. I’m feeling fine, but will be self-isolating and working from home for the next five days,” Moe tweeted..Moe received his booster jab December 28..The day before testing positive, Moe made an impassioned plea against further COVID-19 restrictions..“It is now clear, at least in this Omicron wave of the pandemic, that lockdown policies can cause harm to our communities often, with little or virtually no benefit,” said Moe on Twitter..“They cause economic harm by taking away jobs and removing family livelihoods. They cause phycological harm by taking away social contact, most particularly for our youth. And they are infringing on the rights and freedoms that we have come to enjoy and value as Canadians..“And that is why, they should only be used if absolutely necessary and only if they can clearly be shown that they are being effective and they are working and we are not seeing that as being the case today.”.But Moe has been responsible for bringing in numerous restrictions — including a vaccine passport — into the province since the pandemic started..The Saskatchewan government has fines of $2,000 for individuals and $10,000 for corporations if either are found guilty of negligence to public health orders..Highway check stops were implemented in northern Saskatchewan when outbreaks were detected there in 2020..In Saskatchewan, 78.7% of eligible citizens have received two doses and nearly 40% have received a booster shot..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
A day after denouncing further pandemic lockdowns, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has tested positive for COVID-19..“I tested positive this morning for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. I’m feeling fine, but will be self-isolating and working from home for the next five days,” Moe tweeted..Moe received his booster jab December 28..The day before testing positive, Moe made an impassioned plea against further COVID-19 restrictions..“It is now clear, at least in this Omicron wave of the pandemic, that lockdown policies can cause harm to our communities often, with little or virtually no benefit,” said Moe on Twitter..“They cause economic harm by taking away jobs and removing family livelihoods. They cause phycological harm by taking away social contact, most particularly for our youth. And they are infringing on the rights and freedoms that we have come to enjoy and value as Canadians..“And that is why, they should only be used if absolutely necessary and only if they can clearly be shown that they are being effective and they are working and we are not seeing that as being the case today.”.But Moe has been responsible for bringing in numerous restrictions — including a vaccine passport — into the province since the pandemic started..The Saskatchewan government has fines of $2,000 for individuals and $10,000 for corporations if either are found guilty of negligence to public health orders..Highway check stops were implemented in northern Saskatchewan when outbreaks were detected there in 2020..In Saskatchewan, 78.7% of eligible citizens have received two doses and nearly 40% have received a booster shot..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
