Manitoba’ Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, has called a last-minute press conference.
The press conference will stream here at 1:30 p.m.
Roussin rarely calls press conferences on Fridays and instead tends to stick to his usual Monday and Thursday update.
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Friday’s press conference comes as Winnipeg has seen case counts steadily increase, outbreaks have been declared at several personal care homes, and the number of schools that have reported cases since classes returned Sept. 8 has risen to double digits.
Roussin said Thursday health officials are seeing an increase in cases linked to bars, pubs, and restaurants in the city.
He said roughly half of all the cases reported in Winnipeg in recent weeks have been traced back to city bars and restaurants.
“Many cases are young adults in their 20s and have many various exposures at restaurants and bars and throughout the city,” he said.
”We’ve had a number of cases that have visited more than one bar in a single evening.”
