As a proactive measure and to mitigate increasing transmission of COVID-19, all kindergarten to Grade 12 schools in the City of Winnipeg and the City of Brandon will move to remote learning effective Wednesday, May 12 until May 30.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.9 per cent provincially and 13 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 9, 2021, 532 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 529 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 41,953.
The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that due to continued dry conditions, strong winds and predicted warming weather, burning permit restrictions are being expanded across southeastern Manitoba, effective Sunday, May 9.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.5 per cent provincially and 12.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 8, 2021, 488 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 485 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 41,425.
The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that due to continued dry conditions and predicted warming weather, burning permit restrictions are being implemented immediately in southwest Manitoba.
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include individuals aged 40 or older and Indigenous people aged 18 and older. In addition, all adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in these priority communities continue to be eligible to make an appointment.
Strict new public health orders to close restaurants, bars, patios, gyms, fitness centres, museums and day camps as well as restrict retail capacity will come into effect on Sunday to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the strain on the health-care system.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.6 per cent provincially and 11.3 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 502 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, four cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 498 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 40,940.
The Manitoba government is launching a new Manitoba Pandemic Sick Leave program to provide direct financial assistance to help fill gaps between federal programming and current provincial employment standards for paid sick leave.
Portage la Prairie RCMP have made four arrests in connection to a recent search warrant that resulted in the seizure of a quantity of drugs and weapons, including a semi-automatic rifle affixed with a prohibited suppressor.
