{"id":625,"date":"2021-04-21T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=625"},"modified":"2021-04-21T15:53:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:53:22","slug":"manitoba-covid-19-update-new-restrictions-on-retail-stores-gatherings-new-vaccine-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba COVID-19 update: new restrictions on retail stores, gatherings, new vaccine eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The province has placed new limits on retail stores amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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<p>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<p>\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.mb.ca\/news\/index.html?item=51140&amp;posted=2021-04-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The additional public health orders include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>households can only have two designated visitors indoors<\/li><li>outdoor gatherings on public or private property are limited to 10 people including household members<\/li><li>faith-based gatherings are limited to 25 per cent capacity or 50 people, whichever is lower, with indoor masks orders in place except while household groups are seated at a service, are distanced from other groups and not singing<\/li><li>weddings and funerals are reduced to 10 people, excluding an officiant and photographer<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These new orders will remain in effect until at least May 12, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Province announces updates to vaccine strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Manitoba&#8217;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<p>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<p>Minister of Health and Seniors Care, Heather Stefanson <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.mb.ca\/news\/index.html?item=51148&amp;posted=2021-04-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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<p>These clinics will be located at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in Thompson, 4 Nelson Rd., Thompson<\/li><li>Brandon Friendship Centre, 205 College Ave. Brandon<\/li><li>Prairie Fusion Arts and Entertainment Centre, led by the Portage la Prairie Community Revitalization Corporation, 11 Second St. NE, Portage la Prairie<\/li><li>Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre, 180 Higgins Ave. Winnipeg <\/li><li>Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre \u2013 Win Gardner Place, 363 MacGregor Ave. Winnipeg<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The clinics are expected to open April 26, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the province&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/manitoba.ca\/covid19\/vaccine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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<p>People who are eligible can book vaccine appointments by calling 1-844-626-8222 or visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/protectmb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protectmb.ca.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The province has placed new limits on retail stores amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. 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