WINNIPEG – According to a new poll, most Manitobans want to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. The Angus Reid survey says 58 per cent of the people in this province will get the shot as soon as they can, while another 23 per cent want it eventually. Ontario tops the poll with…
3 Deaths, 133 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting three deaths today from COVID-19, one of them in Winnipeg. There are also 133 new cases of the virus, including 47 in Winnipeg. 3,414 cases are active, 22,295 people have recovered, for a total of 26,450 cases so far. 162 Manitobans with coronavirus are in hospital right now, 21…
Will Remote Learning Be Extended?
WINNIPEG – A week into a two-week mandated remote learning period for thousands of students from grades 7 through 12, speculation is growing around whether Manitoba’s post-New Year celebration COVID-19 numbers will point to a remote learning extension, or will send students back to school. Remote learning was extended for another two weeks in northwestern…
Flu Almost Vanishes
WINNIPEG – Manitoba appears to have had only one case of the flu in 2020, and a new report by Canada’s Public Health Agency suggests that isn’t surprising. In December Manitoba Health found a single lab-confirmed case of Influenza B, though in previous years the province has seen hundreds hospitalized and dozens in ICU due…
Care Home Residents Get Vaccine
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s fight against COVID-19 is showing increasing signs of hope, as more groups become eligible, a campaign to immunize residents of personal care homes kicks off today, First Nations across the province begin distributing the first doses of their Moderna batches, and five-day test positivity numbers for Winnipeg nudge toward being the lowest…
Tattoo Shop Reopens
WINNIPEG – A tattoo shop in the city reopened on the weekend in violation of public health orders. Phil McLellan at The Parlor Tattoos says he had no choice but to open up again after the province extended current code red restrictions on Friday for at least another two weeks. His rent on Main Street…
Possible Exposures/Monday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Excessive Barking
WINNIPEG – New “no excessive barking” signs have gone up at Bonnycastle Dog Park in downtown Winnipeg. It seems more people have been outside with their dogs because of the pandemic and that can mean more barking. One dog owner who uses the park says residents of a next door apartment building yell down at…
5 Deaths, 151 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, all of them in Winnipeg. There are also 151 new cases of the virus, including 73 in Winnipeg. 4,728 cases are active, 20,850 people have recovered, for a total of 26,316 cases so far. 322 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 36 of them…
The Week That Was
WINNIPEG – A look back at some of the week’s more popular stories. – Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin says critical-level restrictions, while extended for at least two more weeks, will now allow the Winnipeg Jets to play at Bell MTS Place during the NHL season that starts on Wednesday – just without…