Additional restrictions for Winnipeg as COVID-19 cases spike
Posted October 16, 2020 2:17 pm.
Last Updated October 16, 2020 2:48 pm.
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WINNIPEG _ The Manitoba government is imposing increased restrictions in the greater Winnipeg area due to rising COVID-19 numbers.
Starting Monday, and lasting for two weeks, gatherings will be limited to five people and a maximum of five people will be allowed to sit together at a restaurant.
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Beverage rooms, bingo halls and casinos will have to close, while restaurants, lounges and retail stores will be limited to half capacity.
Health officials say the measures were prompted by growing community transmission of the novel coronavirus, and data that shows many cases have been connected to people socializing in bars, restaurants and homes.
NEW WINNIPEG COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS:
Gathering sizes reduced from 10 to 5.
All bingo halls, casinos, large dining halls will be closed.
Restaurants, retail to be at 50% capacity.
Museums and libraries to be at 50% capacity.Starting Monday, to be in place for two weeks.
— Stefanie Lasuik (@StefanieLasuik) October 16, 2020
The Winnipeg region was already under stricter rules than the rest of the province after case numbers started spiking in late summer.
What it would take for these new restrictions to be removed in two weeks, according to Dr. Roussin:
Case count–can't be climbing
Test positivity rate–must be decreasing
There can't be an increasing demand on the health care system.— Stefanie Lasuik (@StefanieLasuik) October 16, 2020
The province is reporting 75 new COVID-19 cases — a sharp drop from earlier in the week — and there are no new deaths for the first time in five days.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2020
