COVID-19 daily updates - Thursday, April 9
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2:29 p.m. Province provides update on child care options for families
The Manitoba government is expanding efforts to connect families with child care, ensuring critical services workers and their children can access child care if they absolutely need it during this difficult time, Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced today.
“Child-care centres and homes that are opening their doors to children and their families during this challenging time are truly heroes helping heroes,” said Stefanson. “We continue to call on child-care facilities and early childhood educators to be part of our provincewide response to COVID-19. Together, we can ensure children can continue to learn and grow in a safe, caring environment as their parents go to work helping those most affected by COVID-19.”
COVID-19 Daily updates - Wednesday, April 8
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2:36 p.m. $5 million fund created for research related to COVID-19
The Manitoba Government has announced a new fund to advance strides towards vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. new, The $5-million COVID-19 research fund through Research Manitoba was announced today by Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen.
“This new fund will support a clinical trial to determine if a commonly used drug can safely be used as a treatment for COVID-19,” said Friesen. “The fund will also provide support for local researchers to develop solutions to health-care issues in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
COVID-19 Daily updates - Tuesday, April 7
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1:09 p.m. 13 new COVID-19 cases and a third related death in Manitoba
Public health officials have announced that 13 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of 9:30 a.m., bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 217. In addition, a third death has been reported. Patient specific details are not being released at this time.
COVID-19 Daily updates - Monday, April 6
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1:07 p.m. One new case of COVID-19 in Manitoba
Public health officials for the Province of Manitoba has noted that one additional case of COVID-19 has been identified as of 9:30 a.m., bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 204.
