6 and required 75 per cent — or about 25, 000 more people — to have two vaccine doses.... Roussin

Open this photo in gallery Dr.... Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, prepares

The province’s top doctor said it was encouraging to see the targets met roughly four weeks early.“ We are trending towards a post-pandemic Manitoba, ” Dr.... Current public health orders forbid most indoor social gatherings and cap outdoor get-togethers at 25 people.... Stores are under strict capacity limits and museums, libraries and casinos remain closed. The government also released data that shows people of colour had exponentially higher rates of infection than white people during the t

The Manitoba government is stopping short of mandating mask usage or physical distancing when students return to class on Sept.... But the province’s chief public health officer says the pandemic numbers in Manitoba are low, so mask usage will be “ a strong recommendation.” “ Right now, we’re seeing very low community transmission[ and] we have higher vaccine rates, ” Dr.... So why are there so few coroners’ reports?...

Open this photo in gallery SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is shown at middle surrounded by some of the top federal and provincial health officers working to combat it.... Daily newsletterNational overview Governments and businesses are embracing vaccine mandates as the country tries to stem a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.... Postsecondary institutions are similarly divided on vaccine mandates: Some require everyone visiting campuses to be fully vaccinated, and others allow