Editorial
When the Pallister government launched an independent investigation into the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home last fall, there was every reason to believe the findings would be made public.
When the Pallister government launched an independent investigation into the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home last fall, there was every reason to believe the findings would be made public.
More than two months later, the province has refused to release the probe’s preliminary findings, with no word on when the public might see a final report.
Province doesn t require personal-care homes to make licence reviews public
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Manitobans aren t told if a personal-care home s licence is under review unless they ask about it directly.
Manitobans aren t told if a personal-care home s licence is under review unless they ask about it directly.
Neither the provincial government nor care-home operators are required to proactively disclose when licences are under review because of concerns the facilities aren t meeting provincial standards, a spokesperson for the province confirmed Tuesday.
That means residents of three Manitoba personal-care homes and their families wouldn t have known the province began reviewing the facilities operating licences late last year and was considering restrictions if certain conditions weren t met.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.1 per cent provincially and 8.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on January 12, 2021, 92 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases were removed due to data correction and brings to net new cases to 90 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 26,540.
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Marilyn Peters, 74, will be among the first personal care home residents in Manitoba to recieve the COVID-19 vaccine.(Submitted by Angela Blaikie)