WINNIPEG --
Restricted access – the simple warning plastered on the doors of what used to be an orthopedic unit at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. Behind these doors is a 'COVID-19 Red Zone' where front-line workers care for some of the sickest and most infectious patients in the province.
Since the pandemic first hit Manitoba in March, nearly every unit in the Health Sciences Unit has been forced to make changes to deal with a surge of infectious patients.
CTV News has been given its first look inside one of Manitoba's 'COVID-19 Red Zones' and a glimpse at the pandemic's impact on the health-care system and those working on the front line.