A provincial state of emergency was declared on March 18, and the province began to institute mandatory closures of non-essential facilities and lines of business over the days that followed. By early-April, the number of new cases within Saskatchewan began to trend downwards; on April 6, the number of new recoveries began to exceed the number of new cases, which also began to steadily drop. Premier Scott Moe announced on April 13 that he would begin exploring the possibility of loosening the province's restrictions if these trends continue.