Winnipeg Free Press Last Modified: 8:44 AM CST Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 | Updates MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS 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.