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Day programs gave Manitobans with intellectual disabilities routine and a community before the pandemic. But they've been closed on and off due to pandemic restrictions, and new prioritization criteria means some people haven't been able to attend their programs in nearly two years.
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Rising case counts mean all schools in the Garden Valley School Division and the Red River School Division will move to remote learning from Tuesday until at least May 30, Education Minister Cliff Cullen said. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Rising COVID-19 case counts have led to 27 more schools in southern Manitoba being closed and the highest number of patients in intensive care during the entire pandemic.
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Rising COVID-19 case counts have led to 27 more schools in southern Manitoba being closed and the highest number of patients in intensive care during the entire pandemic.
The change goes into effect at 11:45 a.m. April 3. “All Indigenous people are now able to make appointments at any super site, pop-up clinic or urban Indigenous vaccine clinic,” said provincial health minister Heather Stefanson in a press release. “This will help people across the province access the vaccine and reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19 or having any serious outcomes, protecting themselves and their communities.” According to the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM), between 12,000 and 13,000 Indigenous people have tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic - just under a third of all of Manitoba s reported COVID-19 cases. First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team public health lead Dr. Marcia Anderson also said Monday that Indigenous people have required admission to intensive care units due to COVID-19 at high rates.