The bonspiel took place in Edmonton March 11-14, starting the same day COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic.
Thirteen confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a curling bonspiel attended by 50 to 60 doctors from across western Canada.
The bonspiel took place in Edmonton March 11-14, starting the same day COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic.
Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Shaqib Shahab said 11 of those cases are “front-line health care staff and physicians” from Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert. The other two are people connected to the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.
Additionally, three doctors from Manitoba are in self-isolation following their attendance at the event.
Dr. Shahab noted the event took place before there were any restrictions on gatherings with less than 250 people.
He said 22 people from Saskatchewan attended the event, meaning half of those people contracted t