Posted: Mar 16, 2021 7:38 PM CT | Last Updated: March 17
A staff member at Heritage Lodge Personal Care Home has tested positive for the B117 coronavirus variant, the WRHA says.(Walther Bernal/CBC)
A staff member at the Heritage Lodge Personal Care Home in Winnipeg has tested positive for the highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K., the health region says.
The facility has implemented appropriate infection control and outbreak measures, and the situation is considered stable, a personal care home update released on Tuesday says.
An outbreak was declared at the care home on Wednesday after a staff member tested positive, according to a statement from Revera, the company that owns the care home.
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Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer during the COVID update at the Manitoba Legislative building Monday afternoon.
Pandemic restrictions may be eased as early as this weekend, but the province’s top doctor is still urging Manitobans to keep up their guard, for fear the coronavirus could gain momentum once again.
Winnipeg Free Press
Pandemic restrictions may be eased as early as this weekend, but the province’s top doctor is still urging Manitobans to keep up their guard, for fear the coronavirus could gain momentum once again.