'We cannot let our guards down': Health officers urge long weekend caution for Sask. First Nations

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SASKATOON — Two medical health officers urge members of Saskatchewan First Nations to be careful over the Thanksgiving long weekend.

"Household gatherings remain the biggest source of transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan," Dr. Ibrahim Khan, with Indigenous Services Canada, and Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, said in an open letter.

They recommend the following precautions:

"We cannot let our guards down this long weekend. This virus is very smart and will spread at any chance it gets," the doctors say.

"We all have a role to play to curb this fourth wave and these short-term measures can help stop further transmission of COVID-19 to protect children, families and communities."