At 11 a.m., Premier Brian Pallister and Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin are expected to announce pandemic rules will ease further in this province on Saturday. Based on comments made earlier this summer, Pallister and Roussin are expected to announce the elimination of capacity limits for most Manitoba businesses and gatherings. While Manitoba enjoys a relatively high vaccination rate, there remain pockets of the province where non-immunized people outnumber the immunized. Both provinces are in the process of eliminating most pandemic restrictions, even as COVID-19 becomes more infectious within their borders. Manitoba is expected to keep masks, mandatory isolation for those with COVID-19 and vaccination perks for several more weeks or even months.

Source: CBC News August 03, 2021 12:42 UTC