Manitoba public health officials identified 24 additional cases of COVID-19 in today's update.
The total number of cases in the province is now 127. There are 9 confirmed cases in the Prarie Mountian Health region.
Four individuals are listed as recovered, and there are currently 3 individuals in intensive care.
The total number of deaths in Manitoba remains at 1.
Today there will be new screening procedures implemented for staff working in acute and long-term care facilities. The new measures require all staff to arrive an hour before their shift to have their temperature taken, and answer questions about any symptoms or possible exposures to the virus.
The chief provincial public health officer also has a message for non-critical businesses, and how they could still operate during the state of emergency. All non-exempt businesses may:
•continue to operate where customers can order goods online or by telephone; however, customers cannot attend the businesses’ premises or property to order goods;
•continue to sell goods to customers where those goods can be picked up ‘curbside’ or delivered to customers; however, customers cannot pick up goods at businesses’ premises or on its property;
•allow staff to attend the businesses’ premises, without a limitation on the number of staff, as long as staff take measures to keep social distancing of one to two metres apart from each other; and
•accept delivery of goods and may allow services, such as construction, repairs, maintenance and cleaning to occur at their premises and on their property.
More information for businesses can be found at EngageMB.ca.
The province is also continuing the call for donations of the following supplies:
• N95 respirators of various models and sizes, both hospital and industrial grade;
• surgical/procedure masks;
• gloves;
• disposable gowns; and
• disinfectants and cleaners.
For more information on donating supplies, click here, or call (toll-free) 1-833-408-0101.
There are now 16 community testing sites in Manitoba, including one in Dauphin at the MPI Service Centre. You need to call Health-Links for a referral to be tested at these sites. More information on locations and hours of operation are available here.
Prairie Mountain Health says after going through the appropriate steps with Health Links, individuals still need to have an appointment before presenting at a designated testing site.
"They will need to wait for the official call to come from the PMH Call Centre telling them what time to come for testing."
Any person concerned about their exposure to or risk of having COVID-19 should call Health Links–Info Santé at 204-788-8200 or (toll-free) at 1-888-315-9257 to be screened to see if a test is required.
For more information and to access the online screening tool for COVID-19, visit www.manitoba.ca/covid19.
