By the Saskatchewan Health Authority
With so much information coming at a person about COVID-19, sometimes it is difficult to tell fact from fiction.
One rumour regarding testing that is currently making the rounds on social media is a claim that people are getting calls that they are COVID-19 positive without having had a test. This is definitely a myth.
SHA Public Health staff will only call with COVID-19 test results if you had a recent test. SHA staff take your health/contact information for the purpose of doing the test only. This information is attached to the swab that is taken, and is used for no other purpose.
Currently there are a few scams going around where people call asking for personal information claiming it has to do with COVID-19 testing. Please be very careful about personal information you give out over the phone, especially if they are asking for your social insurance number — Public Health will never ask for your SIN number.
