Manitoba recorded one new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the number of active cases in the province has fallen to below 10, according to health officials. The new reported case brings the total number in Manitoba to 298. Chief medical health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said Wednesday that four of the province’s active cases are linked to a cluster related to temporary foreign workers in the Southern Health region of the province. The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the province remains at seven. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7021593/manitoba-health-officials-to-update-on-latest-coronavirus-numbers-wednesday/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #coronavirus #health #COVID19 #Manitoba

Manitoba’s chief medical health officer Dr. Brent Roussin and Shared Health’s chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa shared an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Monday. During the briefing, it was announced that there are no new cases of the novel coronavirus to report. Roussin said the province’s count of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases remains at 295. The doctor gave more information on two cases reported late last week, which health officials have previously said were related to travel. Roussin now says both cases were truck drivers who had traveled into the United States. He said both truck drivers had self-isolated quickly after noticing symptoms. The province enters Phase 2 of its reopening plan on Monday, which will include expanded capacity at childcare centres, allowing limited access to educational facilities, as well as the reopening of community centres and resumption of team sports and recreational activities like theatre and dance. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7011282/manitoba-health-officials-to-give-coronavirus-update-monday/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #coronavirus #health #COVID19 #Manitoba

Manitoba health officials provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Friday. Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief medical health officer, reported that no new cases of coronavirus have been found in Manitoba, keeping the case numbers at 294. Seven people have died, while 273 people have recovered. Shared Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa said due to the pandemic, wait times in hospitals are “historically low,” and that on average, people are waiting in hospital emergency rooms for only 38 minutes. The province will ease restrictions on Monday as Manitoba moves into Phase 2 of its reopening plan. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7002753/manitobas-latest-covid-19-numbers-to-be-updated-friday/?utm_source=site_banner_persistant Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #coronavirus #COVID19 #health #Manitoba

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. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6948229/health-officials-to-update-manitobans-on-latest-covid-measures-friday/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #coronavirus #COVID19 #health #Saskatchewan

Manitoba’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Brent Roussin reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The two new cases are related to a cluster of cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, which now totals seven. Roussin said the workplace is not related to health care or food supply, and does not interact greatly with the general public. The total number of cases in the province stands at 284, as of Wednesday. Dr. Roussin also reported five hospitalizations from COVID-19, with none of them in ICU, and 242 recoveries. COVID-19 related deaths remain at seven in Manitoba. An additional 522 laboratory tests were performed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of tests performed since early February to 28,294. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6910739/manitoba-health-officials-to-update-province-on-latest-coronavirus-numbers-wednesday/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Manitoba #GlobalNews

Manitoba health officials provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Thursday. Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin reported five new cases of the virus, bringing the total number in the province to 262. He added that 174 individuals were listed as recovered and there were 82 active cases. Lanette Siragusa, spokesperson for Shared Health said a major shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) came to the province on Wednesday by chartered plane, which included 150,000 disposable isolation gowns due to a partnership between the province and Spirit RX Services, a local medical supply company. On Wednesday, Roussin stated that “in the coming weeks,” the province will be looking at ways to ease the COVID-19 restrictions that have been put in place during the pandemic, which would include safely reopening some non-essential businesses. As of April 23, the province had six virus-related deaths. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6857654/cornavirus-situation-to-be-updated-by-manitoba-health-officials-thursday/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Manitoba

Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa, spokesperson for Shared Health, provided an update on the government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. Roussin reported two new cases of the virus, bringing the total to 257. In addition, he said that all symptomatic workers in essential industries are eligible for testing, as the province has expanded its COVID-19 testing capacity. Siragusa said that 25 health care workers in the province have tested positive for the virus, with four new cases in the past week. She stated that 15 of the infected individuals have recovered and returned to work, and that over 780 staff were tested in the past seven days. Roussin also said that “in the coming weeks,” the province will be looking at ways to ease the COVID-19 restrictions that have been put in place during the pandemic, which would include safely reopening some non-essential businesses. He said that the current direction for residents is still to adhere to physical distancing strategies. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6851866/coronavirus-manitoba-health-officials-to-update-province-on-latest-numbers-wednesday/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #coronavirus #Manitoba

Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, and Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer for Manitoba Shared Health held the daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday. Dr. Roussin announced 13 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 243. The number of deaths remains at four. Dr. Roussin said that eight individuals are hospitalized, five of them in intensive care as of Saturday morning. He also said that the province is listing 96 individuals as recovered, leaving 143 as currently active cases. Over 16,000 COVID-19 tests have been performed so far in Manitoba. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6807793/coronavirus-manitoba-covid-19-update-april-11/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and health Minister Cameron Friesen will make announcement in relation to the province’s efforts to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, and Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer, provide an update on the province’s COVID-19 response will deliver their daily briefing at approx. 2pm ET. Manitoba announced on Tuesday that schools across the province would be closed indefinitely through the rest of the school year in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The news came as seven more people had contracted the novel coronavirus, bringing the province past 100 cases for a total of 103. There has been on death, with three people in hospital and two in intensive care. Four people have recovered. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6755831/coronavirus-tuesday-update-from-manitoba-health-officials-2/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #coronavirus

Manitoba health officials say seven more people have contracted the novel coronavirus, bringing the province’s total to 103. “It is within our range of projections at this stage,” said Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer. “This is within things that we were expecting.” Manitoba currently has 103 probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19. One person has died. Three people are currently in hospital, two in ICU, and four people have recovered. A staff member at Selkirk Regional Health Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, said Roussin. “This individual worked in the health centre’s emergency department and medicine ward from March 19 to 23,” he said. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6755831/coronavirus-tuesday-update-from-manitoba-health-officials-2/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #Coronavirus #mbpoli

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister will be provide an update on the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pallister is scheduled to speak at 2pm ET/3pm CT. Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, announced one new case of COVID-19 during a Thursday briefing. Roussin says the individual is a man in his 20s living in Winnipeg. He said public health continues to investigate the case and at this point “it does appear there is a link to a previously announced case.” Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/6729727/coronavirus-wednesday-update-from-manitoba-health-officials/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Coronavirus