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Murder trial on pause while Winnipeg juror tested for coronavirus
COVID-19.Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Vic Toews told the remaining 11 jurors that the man was exhibiting symptoms and was not allowed to enter the courthouse. Masks now mandatory at Manitoba Law Courts after employee tests positive for coronavirus The other jurors were sent home and advised to self-isolate until the man’s test results are complete.Jury trials were suspended across the country in the spring as the justice system grappled with how to handle the pandemic.They resumed in Manitoba at the start of September with the trial of Kane Moar, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ricardo Hibi.Hibi, a 34-year-old foster home manager, was stabbed to death in 2018.