COVID-19 situation Friday.Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public health officer and Mantioba’s chief nursing officer, Lanette Siragusa, have scheduled a 12:30 p.m.
press conference. Manitoba bans outdoor social gatherings as COVID-19 cases reach record highs Global News will stream the event live in this story.On Thursday Manitoba reported 603 new novel coronavirus cases — the province’s highest-ever daily COVID-19 case count.The latest cases come after weeks of rising daily case numbers and dire warnings from health officials that Manitoba’s health-care system would not be able to handle a surge in hospital admissions related to the virus.The demand for intensive care in Manitoba has risen so sharply in recent days, three.