Winnipeg Free Press By: Danielle Da Silva | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
Last Modified: 7:19 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 | Updates
Despite being confined to their rooms and stepped-up infection controls, residents of long-term care homes grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks continue to catch the deadly virus often due to it hitching a ride with unsuspecting staff.
Despite being confined to their rooms and stepped-up infection controls, residents of long-term care homes grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks continue to catch the deadly virus often due to it hitching a ride with unsuspecting staff.
Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba’s acting deputy chief provincial public health officer, said many large-scale care home outbreaks are due to breaches in personal protective equipment or issues in following public health advice.
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Last Modified: 7:32 PM CST Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
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Manitoba Health Minister Cameron Friesen looks on during the daily COVID-19 briefing at the Manitoba Legislative Building, in Winnipeg on Thursday Aug. 27, 2020. Premier Brian Pallister says he is considering adding a second health minister to help in the fight to get positive case numbers down in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is thinking about appointing a second health minister to help the province fight its high COVID-19 case numbers.
Pallister says the move would not be a criticism of Health Minister Cameron Friesen, but would help ease the workload in a department that, even in non-pandemic times, is the government s largest.
Manitoba premier considers adding 2nd health minister during 2nd wave of pandemic
Pallister says the move would not be a criticism of Health Minister Cameron Friesen, but would help ease the workload in a department that, even in non-pandemic times, is the government s largest.
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In November, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen accused doctors of causing chaos after 200 physicians and other scientists wrote a letter to the premier that said the health-care system was being overwhelmed. One political analyst notes Friesen has been less visible since that time. (Winnipeg Free Press)
WINNIPEG Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is thinking about appointing a second health minister to help the province fight its high COVID-19 case numbers.
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WINNIPEG Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is thinking about appointing a second health minister to help the province fight its high COVID-19 case numbers.
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Manitoba Health Minister Cameron Friesen looks on during the daily COVID-19 briefing at the Manitoba Legislative Building, in Winnipeg on Aug. 27, 2020. Premier Brian Pallister says he is considering adding a second health minister to help in the fight to get positive case numbers down in the province.
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is thinking about appointing a second health minister to help the province fight its high COVID-19 case numbers.