The province has placed new limits on retail stores amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier Brian Pallister and chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced the new restrictions on Monday, April 19, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the new orders, that kicked in at 12:01 AM today, retails stores must remain at 1\/3 capacity or 333 customers, whichever is lower. Malls will be limited to 33 per cent capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDespite our best collective efforts and having some of the strictest measures in the country, COVID-19 cases and particularly variants of concern are on the rise,\u201d Pallister said in a news release<\/a>. \u201cIntroducing more restrictive measures is not what many of us want to hear right now, but it\u2019s what we need to do to protect Manitobans and our health-care system.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The additional public health orders include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n These new orders will remain in effect until at least May 12, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force announced on Monday it is lowering the age eligibility for the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, which is available through clinics and pharmacies, to all people age 40 and up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to that, the province also expanded eligibility at supersites and pop-up clinics to Manitobans 52 and older and Indigenous people 32 and older. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister of Health and Seniors Care, Heather Stefanson announced this week <\/a>the province is opening new supersites in north Winnipeg and Steinbach, and is setting up five urban immunization clinics aimed at increasing access for Indigenous Manitobans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These clinics will be located at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n The clinics are expected to open April 26, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the province’s vaccine information website<\/a> it has administered 350,977 vaccine doses so far and 26.1 per cent of Manitobans are vaccinated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n People who are eligible can book vaccine appointments by calling 1-844-626-8222 or visiting protectmb.ca.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The province has placed new limits on retail stores amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. Premier Brian Pallister and chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced the new restrictions on Monday, April 19, 2021. Under the new orders, that kicked in at 12:01 AM today, retails stores must remain at 1\/3 capacity or … Continue reading “Manitoba COVID-19 update: new restrictions on retail stores, gatherings, new vaccine eligibility”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[5,4,6],"featured_img":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1940-1200x710.jpg","coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?author=2","display_name":"EDP-Winnipeg"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 5 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 21, 2021","modified":"Updated on April 21, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 21, 2021 3:53 pm","modified":"Updated on April 21, 2021 3:53 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","tax_additional":{"post_tag":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"post_tag","name":"Tags"},"news-category":{"linked":["COVID-19<\/a>","EDP Winnipeg News<\/a>","Entrepreneurs<\/a>"],"unlinked":["COVID-19<\/span>","EDP Winnipeg News<\/span>","Entrepreneurs<\/span>"],"slug":"news-category","name":"Category"}},"series_order":"","yoast_head":"\nProvince announces updates to vaccine strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n