News - COVID-19

The Director and CEO of VIDO-InterVac says everything possible is being done to fast track the development of an effective COVID-19 vaccine.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.44 per cent. Two new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on August 8, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 444.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.46 per cent. Twenty-seven new cases of the virus have been identified since Saturday including two on Saturday, 18 on Sunday, five on Monday and two as of 9:30am on July 4, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 442.

Researchers with VIDO-InterVac expect to begin human trials of a new COVID-19 Vaccine this fall.

The province is issuing payments to 78,442 Manitobans as part of the $120-million Risk Recognition Program to acknowledge front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Canada Border Services Agency is reminding all travellers ahead of the upcoming August 3, 2020, Civic Holiday and long weekend, travel restrictions are still in place at all Canadian international border crossings.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.40 per cent and six new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on July 31, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 415.

Steinbach MLA and Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that classroom learning will resume on Sept. 8 for all students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 at schools across Manitoba following last spring’s suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.40 per cent and two new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on July 30, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 409.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.44 per cent and three new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on July 29, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 407.