On Monday, December 27, 2021, the provincial government amended COVID-19 restrictions in an effort to reduce contacts.
Effective at 12:01 am Tuesday, December 28, gathering sizes are limited to 50 per cent of usual capacity or a maximum of 250 people whichever is less one the following areas:
- indoor and outdoor public gatherings;
- restaurants, licensed premises, food courts and socials;
- movie theatre and concert halls;
- performing arts venues and outdoor ticketed performing arts events;
- museums and art galleries;
- outdoor and indoor sporting and recreational facilities including dance schools and martial arts studios;
- gyms, fitness centres and yoga studios;
- indoor and outdoor ticketed sporting events;
- indoor recreational businesses;
- seasonal facilities and events;
- religious services and Indigenous cultural events; and
- bingos, casinos and businesses with VLTs.
The province has also restricted liquor sales in restaurants and bars after 10:00 pm daily.
“We know these changes will affect the plans of many people, but we must put them in place now to reduce the possible spread of the virus over the rest of the holiday season,” said Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer.
According to Roussin 75 per cent of all cases being reported are suspected of being the Omicron variant. Over the Christmas weekend 2,154 new cases of COVID-19 and eight additional deaths were reported.
© News4.ca 2021
