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Manitoba PCs defend COVID-19 response, ask for priority rapid test supply amid rising numbers
10 more Manitoba COVID-19 deaths Saturday, more than 8,000 known active cases The meeting was a virtual one in order to abide by health orders that forbid large gatherings.“Trying to make the political argument that Manitoba’s government missed the boat when everybody in the western world is under attack right now is not a fruitful thing — even if it was right, and it isn’t.”During his 45-minute speech, Pallister pointed to the recent expansion of intensive care capacity, the tripling of COVID-19 daily tests since the spring, and the hiring of more workers to do contact-tracing of people who test positive.“I don’t love COVID, but I love the opportunity that we have to prove that under fire, we are focused on doing the absolute best we can