Posted: Feb 12, 2021 7:07 PM CT | Last Updated: February 13
Coun. Donnie McKay says nurses at Cross Lake s nursing station are overwhelmed and overburdened. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)
People living in Pimicikamak, also known as Cross Lake Cree Nation, have once again been ordered to stay home except for essential reasons in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the remote northern First Nation.
The order, which comes at the request of the chief and council, goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning. People in the First Nation, also known as Cross Lake, must stay at home or in the immediate vicinity.
In order to build capacity and prepare for an unprecedented immunization campaign, the province has once again expanded the professions that will be able to protect Manitobans by administering the COVID-19 vaccine, Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson announced.
SECURITY BREACH
Leonine Public Affairs On Monday the Department of Labor (VDOL) announced a mailing error that resulted in a major data breach. VDOL estimates that the personally identifiable information of somewhere between 25,000 and 58,000 Vermonters was compromised when 1099 forms were mailed to incorrect addresses. The 1099 forms included names, addresses and Social Security numbers.
The forms were sent out to unemployment insurance recipients at the beginning of the month. VDOL had printed 180,000 forms and was able to stop the majority from being mailed once the error was discovered.
The response to the breach came swiftly and from across state government. Governor Phil Scott announced on Wednesday that he had dispatched two rapid response teams to VDOL to support and expedite the response to the breach.