Manitoba tightens COVID-19 restrictions amid rising case counts, variant spread Kumar doesn’t think the current public health orders will be enough to protect hospitals.Restrictions similar to last spring, or a lockdown, Kumar believes are the province’s best option at this point, along with accelerating vaccine delivery.“I’ll be pretty surprised if we don’t go into another level of restrictions within a week or two,” Kumar said.In an interview regarding Alberta’s surging cases and hospital capacity, infectious disease specialist Dr.
Lynora Saxinger, said data from around the world suggests tough public orders can be successful.“The evidence is that you need more stringent, stricter and longer periods of public health restrictions to get.