Manitoba's chief medical officer of health Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa of Manitoba Shared Health provided an update on the province's COVID-19 crisis and response on Friday.

Roussin announced that there were no new cases of coronavirus in the province, for the third day in a row.

Manitoba’s cases continue to stand at 289, with 28 active cases. Roussin said there were three individuals in hospital, with one in intensive care.

Asked about how people should congregate during the long weekend, Roussin acknowledged there’s confusion. He said the more people you spend time with, the more you increase your risk — so people should still be cautious while enjoying an afternoon on a patio.

On Thursday, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said that additional enforcement is coming to public health orders in the province.

New legislation has now been adopted and enacted under the Public Health Act which gives more powers to some officials allowing them to ticket people who are failing to comply with the orders.

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