WINNIPEG Manitoba s premier says the rules around travel are changing in the province as cases of COVID-19 variants begin to surge in Canada. During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said Manitoba is amending its public health orders. He said anyone entering Manitoba from other parts of Canada will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. There is real reason for concern, and we are acting out of a sense of concern and out of an abundance of caution, Pallister said. We feel these measures are necessary now. The health orders will be amended on Jan. 29. The mandatory self-isolation period will be required for people entering the province from anywhere in Canada, including those entering from northern and Western Canada, and from west of Terrace Bay in Ontario.
PM Trudeau warns Canadians to expect more travel restrictions soon
Toronto, Ontario Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning Canadians to expect more travel restrictions in the near future.
At his briefing Tuesday, Trudeau reiterated federal public health guidance to avoid all non-essential travel, both abroad and in between provinces.
Trudeau said in French that the constantly evolving news of COVID-19 variants from other countries has spurred the government to look at improving the measures already implemented – and that an announcement would come very soon.
The prime minister also reiterated his previous statements on upcoming travel, telling Canadians to cancel any plans they may have booked, and that while the number of cases linked to traveling abroad are low, “one case is too many.”
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister does not respond to a reporter s question as he makes his way to question period at the legislature in Winnipeg on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. The province is easing some of its COVID-19 public health orders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is easing some of its COVID-19 restrictions in southern and central areas as case numbers continue to slowly drop.
Starting Saturday, non-essential retail stores will be allowed to reopen at 25 per cent capacity. Since November, they have been limited to delivery or curbside pickup service.
Hair salons, barber shops and some personal health services such as reflexology can restart as well.
The exact whereabouts of most cases are not known, but at least two Flin Flon cases have been confirmed. The cases were reported in a letter from public health officials and the Flin Flon School Division, stating that the cases were located in the same cohort at Ecole McIsaac School. It is unknown if the cases were in students, teachers or other staff members or if the disease was transmitted to anyone else at the school. “Manitoba public health officials have advised of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the school on Jan. 11 in the pink cohort when the individual may have been infectious,” reads the public health letter.