Today the Manitoba government reported 1 additional presumptive case of COVID-19 in the province.
The man is from Winnipeg, and in his 80's.
As it stands, a total of 8 cases have been reported in Manitoba, all of which appear to be travel related.
For the most comprehensive and up-to-date information from the Manitoba government, visit www.manitoba.ca/covid19/.
Going forward, officials are strongly advising all Manitobans to cancel or postpone any non-essential international travel.
Public health officials are also advising all international travellers to self-isolate and self-monitor symptoms for 14 days after returning to Canada. If returned travellers begin to show cold- of flu-like symptoms, they should call Health Links for guidance on what to do next.
It is very important to remember, if you experience cold- or flu-like symptoms, you must call Health Links at 204-788-8200 or toll-free at 1-888-315-9257 before you visit an urgent care centre. Health Links will advise you on what to do & where to go.
We're also learning there have been reports of multiple phone-call scams related to COVID-19. Many are asking people for credit card information to provide medication following positive test results.
This is not a call that Manitobans would receive from public health officials. You are advised to avoid providing any financial data over the phone, and to hang up and report the call to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
Chief nursing officer for Shared Health, Lanette Siragusa, says work has begun on an online assessment tool to help ease the high volume of people visiting Manitoba’s designated testing sites.
Siragusa says there will be additional testing sites coming to rural Manitoba, to be announced early this week.
The province will be suspending classes in Manitoba (kindergarten to Grade 12) effective March 23 to April 10. Dr. Brent Roussin says the move is out of an abundance of caution, to help us get ahead of the virus before it can spread in our community.
For a full list of preventative measures, and all other official information from the Manitoba government, click here. www.manitoba.ca/covid19/.
