Manitoba declares a state of emergency
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By Banner & Press Staff
Manitoba premier Brian Pallister has declared a state of emergency for the province. The decision was announced during a morning media conference in Winnipeg on Friday, Mar. 20. Pallister said that this declaration, which does fall under The Emergency Measures Act, hasn’t been made lightly.
“We must continue to use every tool available to ‘flatten the curve’ and reduce the spread of COVID-19 on our communities and our health-care system,” said Pallister. “Our government is focused solely on the health and safety of all Manitobans. This move will enable us to react more quickly on a broad range of supportive measures to stop the spread for COVID-19 and ensure that essential services are available for all Manitobans during this global health pandemic.”
Important points from Mar. 19 provincial COVID-19 press conference
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- Published on Friday, March 20, 2020
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Each day, I’ve been taking part in the Provincial government’s COVID-19 press conferences. In conjunction with the conferences, the Province issues media releases, but here are some additional take aways from the Mar. 19 conference.
Read more: Important points from Mar. 19 provincial COVID-19 press conference
New acute care facility visitor restrictions
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Prairie Mountain Health Media Advisory
March 19, 2020
For all acute care facilities, including acute mental health facilities, in Manitoba, visitor access is being suspended immediately. Visitor restrictions took effect today – March 19 – at 3 pm. Exceptions for compassionate reasons for end of life will continue to be made on a case-by-case basis but will adhere to vigilant screening.
At the discretion of individual managers, one (1) visitor may be permitted to the following areas following screening:
Friday, March 20, 2020 Neepawa Banner & Press
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Get the latest news online with the Neepawa Banner & Press! Click the front page image at the bottom to see the pages from this week, or click the link below to flip through the whole paper on issuu.com.
In this week's paper, see some of the local impacts of COVID-19, from closures, to empty grocery store shelves, to event changes. Read about the U of M student from Neepawa whose engineering team placed second at a national competition, check out our first Ag Section of 2020 and much more!
Don't forget to pick up a hard copy of the Banner & Press so you don't miss out on some great deals in the flyers! In this week's, you can find Home Hardware, Giant Tiger, Rona, Peavey Mart and the Brick, depending on where you pick up your paper.
Friday, March 20, 2020 Rivers Banner
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Get the latest news online with the Rivers Banner! Click the front page image at the bottom to see the pages from this week or take a look at the link below to flip through the whole paper on issuu.com.
This week, see the winner from the 13th annual Northern Pike Classic, a news release from Ducks Unlimited Canada, and see the results of the 2020 Scotties for our community!
