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Volume 138 Issue 3 Friday, March 27, 2020 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

Clean Those
High Touch
Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign
Surfaces By KAREN MITCHELL
and DARRYL HOLYK

By KAREN MITCHELL A s of Friday, March

20th, the Manitoba
Government has officially
A s a way to keep
yourself and your
family safe during the
declared a province-wide
state of emergency under
The Emergency Measures
COVID-19 Pandemic, Act.
here a few areas not to Premier Brian Pal-
forget while perform- lister announced, “This
ing your daily cleaning decision was not made
to remove germs: lightly.  However, we must
continue to use every tool
* Telephones – available to ‘flatten the
cell, hardwired and curve’ and reduce the
handheld spread of COVID-19 on
* Computer keyboards, our communities and our
joysticks and mice health-care system. Our
* Door knobs/handles government is focused
* Light and lamp solely on the health and
switches safety of all Manitobans. 
* Faucets and taps This move will enable us
* Paper towel holders to react more quickly on
and dispensers a broad range of support-
* Appliances, especially ive measures to stop the
the handles spread for COVID-19 and
Photos by Karen Mitchell
* Cupboard and ensure that essential ser- Most public facilities, including local businesses,
cabinet doors, drawers, vices are available for all have signs related to COVID-19 posted on their
handles and knobs Manitobans during this doors. Above are the numerous signs posted on
* Mobility Aids global health pandemic.”
such as wheelchairs, the front door of the Minnedosa Hospital. At
Dr. Brent Roussin, right, the message posted in the window
canes andwalkers Chief Provincial Public
* Bed rails of Minnedosa Pharmacy.
Health Officer, further ex-
* Remote controls plained, “With this dec- statistics sat at 35 cases of 35 cases in Manitoba,
* Grab bars in the laration, the biggest roles COVID-19, including; 11 the majority are located
shower/bathroom for all Manitobans to play confirmed and 24 prob- in Winnipeg, four in the
* All touch screen right now, is to protect able cases. A confirmed Southern Regional Health VID-19 and of the 35 cases
displays yourself, your family, your case is one that has tested Authority and two in the only three individuals have Within Manitoba, over
* Soap dispensers friends and your commu- positive at both Cadham Interlake-Eastern Regional required hospitalization. 4,800 tests have been com-
* Vehicle steering nity. I cannot emphasize Provincial Laboratory and Health Authority. At the Canada has a total of over pleted at 12 test sites which
wheel, shifter, knobs this enough – this is the the National Microbiology time of writing (Wednes- 1,950 confirmed cases and are situated in Winnipeg,
and door handles time for action.  We must Laboratory. A probable day) there was one person over 800 probable cases Brandon, Thompson, Flin
(inside and out) change our day-to-day case is defined as having who tested positive in the with 27 deaths. Flon, The Pas, Selkirk, Win-
* Any other areas lives, and think about your tested positive at Cadham Prairie Mountain Health Worldwide, the to- kler and Steinbach, allow-
which are frequently role in protecting ourselves Provincial Lab but is await- Authority. tal sits at over 435,000 ing several access points
touched. and all Manitobans.” ing confirmatory testing Fortunately, to date, cases with over 19,600 for Manitoba residents.
As of Wednesday, results from the National Manitoba has not reported deaths and over 111,000
March 25th, the Manitoba Microbiology Lab. Of the any deaths related to CO- individuals recovered. Continued on Page 6

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