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For up-to-date information, please visit Lloydminster.ca/COVID-19.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 5:47 p.m.: The City of Lloydminster's State of Local Emergency was updated on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Amendments go into effect Thursday, March 26, 2020, and can be found here.
Lloydminster, AB/SK – The City of Lloydminster has amended measures introduced in its State of Local Emergency to include all orders issued under the Saskatchewan Health Act. These measures extend to all residents and businesses within city boundaries in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The following restrictions are effective immediately and will remain in effect until further notice:
- Classes in a primary and secondary educational institutions, both public and private are suspended.
- Public gatherings of over 10 people in one room are prohibited except in the following circumstances where two-metre distancing between people can be maintained:
i. Settings where people are distributed into multiple rooms or buildings, and workplaces; and
ii. Retail locations. - Visitors in long-term care homes, hospitals, personal care homes, and group homes shall be restricted to family visiting for compassionate reasons.
- The closure of all bars, lounges, night clubs and similar facilities except in the following circumstances:
i. Takeout of alcohol or food products with two-metre distancing between customers; and
ii. Delivery of alcohol or food products. - All persons that have identified by a Medical Health Officer as a close contact of a person or persons with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shall go into mandatory self-isolation for 14 days from the date of last having been exposed to COVID-19.
- All persons that have travelled internationally shall go into mandatory self-isolation for 14 days from date of arrival back into Canada, except for the following persons if such persons are supervised by Infection Prevention and Control Officers or Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace:
i. health care workers;
ii. workers who provide emergency health care services;
iii. workers who are essential to maintain essential services;
iv. workers who maintain supply chain; or
v. rail, airline and transport crews. - All persons that become symptomatic while on mandatory self-isolation shall call Healthline 811 and follow Healthline directives; and
- All persons who are household members of a person with COVID-19 shall immediately go into mandatory self-isolation, call Healthline 811 and follow Healthline directives.
- The closure of restaurants, food courts, cafeterias, cafes, bistros, and similar facilities, except the following is permitted:
i. Take out food with 2 meter distancing between customers;
ii. Drive through food services;
iii. Delivery of food products; or
iv. Soup kitchens, Not-for-profit community kitchens and religious kitchens with 2 meter distancing between persons; - The closure of all recreational and entertainment facilities including fitness centres, casinos, bingo halls, arenas, curling rinks, swimming pools, galleries, theatres, museums and similar facilities.
- The closure of all personal service facilities including the place of business of:
i. a tattooist,
ii. hairdresser or barber,
iii. acupuncturist,
iv. acupressurist,
v. cosmetologist,
vi. electrologist,
vii. esthetician,
viii. manicurist,
ix. pedicurist,
x. sun tanning parlour,
xi. facilities in which body piercing, bone grafting or scarification services are provided,
xii. facilities in which massage or massage therapy services are provided except where the services are urgently medically necessary,
xiii. any other personal service facilities similar to those in sub-clauses (i) to (xii); - Dental, Optometrists, Ophthalmologist, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry clinics shall only provide urgent services or procedures.
- All facilities that provide child care services as defined in The Child Care Act, 2014, are limited to a maximum of eight children per room.
- All child care facilities that are co-located with or within a long-term care or personal care home that meet the above restriction shall be segregated with a private entrance and separate space so that there are no shared common areas with the long term care home or personal care home, as the case may be, and no interaction between childcare children and residents of the home. The child care facility may continue to operate subject to any restrictions placed on all child care facilities.
Learn more about the City of Lloydminster’s COVID-19 response at www.lloydminster.ca/COVID-19.
Related Links
Evolving COVID-19 Updates
Frequently Asked Questions
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Previous Releases
March 19 – City of Lloydminster declares State of Local Emergency
March 15 – UPDATED: City Suspends Access to Public Facilities to Support Social Distancing
March 13 – Public Events Suspended as Precaution Amid Rising COVID-19 Concerns
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