COVID-19 Daily updates - Friday, Mar. 27
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- Published on Friday, March 27, 2020
4:19 p.m. Location of Dauphin COVID-19 test site reconsidered
Prairie Mountain Health has announced that it is currently working on confirming a COVID-19 community testing site location in Dauphin. The original location, a Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) service centre, has been reconsidered by health officials.
Friday, March 27, 2020 Neepawa Banner & Press
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- Published on Friday, March 27, 2020
Get the latest news online with the Neepawa Banner & Press! Click the front page image at the bottom to see the pages from this week, or click the link below to flip through the whole paper on issuu.com.
In this week's paper, read about the local initiative that lit up Neepawa over the weekend, find out about some of the measures put in place by the Manitoba Government to deal with the COVID-19 situation, read about a young Brookdale resident who's spurred change in restaurants across Canada and much more!
Don't forget to pick up a hard copy of the Banner & Press so you don't miss out on some great deals in the flyers! In this week's, you can find Home Hardware, Giant Tiger, Rona and Princess Auto, depending on where you pick up your paper.
Friday, March 27, 2020 Rivers Banner
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- Published on Friday, March 27, 2020
Get the latest news online with the Rivers Banner! Click the front page image at the bottom to see the pages from this week or take a look at the link below to flip through the whole paper on issuu.com.
This week, see COVID-19 closures and rainchecks, see a little bit about the grain elevator and its recent construction and see what FCC has to say about extended borrowing capabilities.
Don't forget to pick up a hard copy to see deals from Princess Auto!
Cancellations and closures due to COVID-19
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- Published on Thursday, March 26, 2020
The following are events, businesses and organizations that have been cancelled, postponed, closed, or have altered their operations in some way. We will continue to update this page as more announcements are made.
• Closures and limitations under Manitoba's state of emergency: Limiting ALL public gatherings of 50 or more; retail and transportation businesses MUST ensure one to two metres of distance between customers; limiting hospitality and entertainment venues to a 50 per cent or 50 person capacity, whichever is less; immediate closure of all bingo and gaming events; immediate closure of all wellness facilities (i.e. gyms, fitness centres, etc.).
• Child Care Centres: "Suspending services at licensed child-care centres, effective end-of-day Friday, March 20; recommending parents with children in these centres begin to make alternet arrangements as soon as possible; continuing to allow home-based child-care providers to operate; creating dedicated child-care options for front-line essential services staff who need them."
• Casinos: "All casinos will close effective midnight tonight, March 17."
• Visitations: "Public health officials are recommending the immediate suspension of visitors in long-term care facilities across Manitoba. Exceptions for compassionate reasons or end of life will be made on a cas-by-case-basis."
Government of Manitoba COVID-19 bulletin #31
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- Published on Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Manitoba Media Bulletin
COVID-19 Bulletin #31
March 25, 2020
Public health officials advise 14 additional probable cases of COVID-19 have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 35 at this time.
Case information includes:
