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Premier Brian Pallister to update on retail rules around COVID-19
Further restrictions possible as Manitoba businesses find ways to stay open amid lockdowns The government last week closed restaurants, bars, gyms, non-essential retail stores and other facilities in an attempt to reduce increasing COVID-19 caseloads.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]But under the latest health orders stores that supply items deemed essential — a long list that includes groceries, personal hygiene, prescription drugs, computer equipment, hardware, cleaning supplies, and office supplies — are allowed to remain open at 25 per cent of normal capacity.Big-box stores that offer those essentials can continue to sell non-essential goods as well.The Canadian Federation of Independent