December 5, 2020
Manitobans Reminded of Public Health Orders in Place
The province continues to work to protect Manitobans while at the same time allowing people to access essential goods and services.
Current public health orders restrict outdoor gatherings in public places to no more than five people. Manitobans can continue to stay active and enjoy the outdoors in groups of no more than five. Personnel empowered to enforce public health orders will continue monitor to ensure public safety.
Public health orders remain in effect and must be followed to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Under current public health orders:
• anyone who has been exposed to COVID-19 or has tested positive for COVID-19 by a close contact must self-isolate;
• anyone arriving in Manitoba is required to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival to reduce the spread of COVID-19, with some exceptions;
• wearing a mask in all indoor public spaces is required, in addition to maintaining the required social distance of two metres in all indoor and outdoor public spaces;
• gatherings at private residences are restricted (with some exceptions);
• gatherings of more than five people at any outdoor and indoor public place or in the common area of a multi-unit residence are prohibited (with some exceptions);
• critical retailers must only sell essential items in person;
• businesses must limit the number of members of the public at the business to 25 per cent of the usual capacity of the premises or 250 persons, whichever is lower;
• businesses are required to ensure that members of the public are reasonably able to maintain a separation of at least two metres from other members of the public; and
• all places of worship must be closed and drive-in religious services are not permitted at this time.
These orders and the list of items deemed essential is posted on the province’s #Restart MB Pandemic Response System at www.manitoba.ca/covid19/restartmb/prs/orders/index.html#current.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, visit www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.
For up-to-date information on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, visit: www.manitoba.ca/covid19/restartmb/prs/index.html.
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