It s something that is actually happening, he said.
The report says COVID-19 cases are mostly represented in the food manufacturing, service and transportation industry, followed by the health care sector.
Buenaventura said many members of the Filipino community work in manufacturing and health care, and in some circumstances, even with health regulations in place, they re not able to maintain a two-metre distance.
Dan Buenaventura is the president of the Filipino Nurses Association of Manitoba. (Submitted by Dan Buenaventura) In health care, it s almost impossible to be six-feet apart from each other, said Buenaventura who works at the Health Sciences Centre.