Alone again: The cold logic behind the return of Manitoba s zero-visitation rule
Manitobans are no longer allowed to socialize at home with anyone they don t live with, unless you happen to be single or consider stilted small talk with the furnace-repair guy or Amazon delivery lady a form of meaningful social interaction.
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WINNIPEG At least five schools in Manitoba are now operating under a remote learning model due to positive COVID-19 cases. Students at Holy Cross School, Pilot Mound Collegiate Institute, Thomas Greenway Middle School, École St. Norbert Immersion, R.D. Parker Collegiate and École Marie-Anne-Gaboury all learned from home on Monday after staff and students tested positive for the virus. Some parents CTV News Winnipeg spoke with were divided on whether moving to remote learning province-wide is the best course action as the third wave of COVID-19 continues to wash over the province. They need their friends, said Adrienne Mondour, who added her child was not engaged when learning from home. Taking them out of school isn t good.
Posted: Apr 27, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 27
Lisa Bryski, a retired doctor who has worked emergency medicine during the pandemic, says the province waited too long to put in such tight restrictions.(Walther Bernal/CBC)
Posted: Apr 27, 2021 12:33 PM CT | Last Updated: April 27
Manitoba did 2,806 COVID-19 tests on Monday, according to the province. Testing has been on the rise as cases have increased in recent weeks.(CBC/Radio-Canada)
WINNIPEG On Monday, Manitoba’s Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin, and Premier Brian Pallister announced tighter public health restrictions. The new orders – which come into effect on Wednesday – restrict indoor and outdoor gatherings at households, but does allow four people from different households to meet on a restaurant patio. Roussin said the decision has a lot to do with messaging and where transmission is happening right now. “We re seeing a lot of transmission at private gatherings, private residences, and so we really want that messaging that it should be unusual to see people visiting private residences, he said.