The Northern Health Region (NHR) had confirmed to The Reminder that a staff member at the Flin Flon Personal Care Home had tested positive for COVID-19 and that the staff member in question was recovering at home in isolation. No other cases, either in residents or staff, have been reported at the home. The outbreak at the Personal Care Home was first announced April 16. According to an NHR spokesperson, the change is due to the Manitoba government changing the definition of what does and what doesn’t count as an outbreak at a personal care home. “There was a change in the definition of a personal care home outbreak - it was revised from one positive COVID-19 case to two positive COVID-19 cases. As there was only one identified case at the Flin Flon Personal Care Home, the outbreak was declared over,” reads a statement from the spokesperson.
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Effective July 1, 2021, Administrators of Assisted Living Communities and Administrators of Personal Care Homes with twenty-five (25) beds or more must hold licenses issued by the Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators. In February 2020, the Georgia Legislature approved House Bill 987, aimed at increasing protection for residents of assisted living facilities and personal care homes. One component of the Bill was to introduce a licensing requirement for Assisted Living Community Administrators and Personal Care Home Administrators. To learn more about HB 987 and its wide-reaching implications for these facilities, see AGG’s previous article here.
Philomene Marie (Floch) O’Reilly was born September 27, 1921. She was predeceased by her husband Edward O’Reilly, sisters: Jeanne/Jim Reagan, Marie/Arnold Stephansson, Pauline/Armand Picard, brothers: Johnny Floch, Wilfred Watt and son-in-law Allan Corbiell. Philomene was born in Zenon Park on a farm just outside of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. Philomene came to Flin Flin in 1928. She was part of a large close knit family. Her father ran the local Floch Bakery, and Philomene and her eight siblings lived above. Philomene was a historical part of our community. She was one of Flin Flon’s pioneers. She was in the first graduating class of Hapnot Collegiate in 1939. Philomene’s first job was a secretary at HBM&S. In her spare time, she was an avid curler. She and her team went on to play in the Eaton Playdown (which would be today’s equivalent of the Scott Tournament of Hearts), and they won. Philomene was proud of her accomplishments and was always happy to share the newspap
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A year of new words, worries, and rules began one year ago when Manitoba had its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 12, 2020. In the midst of closures and loss, there was also plenty of good on display.
The first cases of the novel coronavirus were in Wuhan, China where the World Health Organization learnt of the viral pneumonia in December. The world was watching but it would be months before Manitoba saw a case.
January 2020
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba s Chief Public Health Officer, held his first COVID-19 press conference on January 23, 2020, in a meeting room. He was relatively unknown at the time, especially to the general public. Sitting in front of a room of reporters, Roussin did not have much information to go on, as the virus was still new to the world.
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The third case of the B 1.351 variant, first identified in South Africa, was detected in the Winnipeg health region, Dr. Jazz Atwal said.
Manitoba has flagged another case of the highly communicable South African COVID-19 variant, public health officials announced today.
Manitoba has flagged another case of the highly communicable South African COVID-19 variant, public health officials announced today.
The third case of the B 1.351 variant, first identified in South Africa, was detected in the Winnipeg health region, Dr. Jazz Atwal said.
That brings the total number of variants of concern in Manitoba to nine, with six of B.1.1.7 first identified in the U.K. and three of the South African B.1.351 variant. Manitoba s deputy chief provincial public health officer said the case is under investigation but there is no threat to the public and unless there is, offici