Hockey fans and players need to smarten up and follow public health orders, or risk having their arenas closed altogether, City of Winnipeg officials warned during a news conference Friday. The city does not want to resort to having to shut arenas down, but it could come to that if such behaviour continues, Shaw said. Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin said that contact tracing has shown that COVID-19 is spreading through recreational sports. Many city school divisions have already cancelled their high school hockey seasons due to the pandemic, including the Winnipeg School Division, River East Transcona and Louis Riel. Mayor Brian Bowman asked Winnipeggers to think of others and wear a face mask during a difficult time for the city.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2020 01:18 UTC