Looking at the lockdown: Absurdity, tragedy and the discovery of silver linings
Winnipeg's Portage Avenue as seen shortly after code red restrictions began. (Ian Froese/CBC) Store shelves full of items deemed non-essential items are draped in plastic. Manitobans saw it comingFor many, however, code red hasn't been as distressing as the initial lockdown last spring, when COVID-19 first arrived in Manitoba. Barbers and hair salons, closed since code red, are allowed to reopen under the latest loosening of the rules. Within a month, people were calling for the province to impose code red to deal with the growing cases.
Source: CBC News January 23, 2021 12:01 UTC
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