Brandon Sun
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Deputy chief provincial public health officer Dr. Jazz Atwal, right, and provincial chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa give the provincial COVID-19 update at the Manitoba Legislative Building on Monday. (Winnipeg Free Press)
As COVID-19 case numbers dipped below 200 for the first time since mid-November, Health Minister Cameron Friesen repeatedly turned to winter solstice symbolism to provide a message for Manitobans.
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As COVID-19 case numbers dipped below 200 for the first time since mid-November, Health Minister Cameron Friesen repeatedly turned to winter solstice symbolism to provide a message for Manitobans.
"Today it is the winter solstice. It is the shortest daylight day of the year and the Manitobans … Today is the darkest day. The thing about the winter solstice is it does represent that darkest day, but it also represents a turning point," Friesen said Monday.