Coronavirus crisis
John Woods / The Canadian PressDr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s Chief Public Health Officer
First fatality: The Free Press has confirmed the only Manitoban known to have died because of COVID-19 was Margaret Sader, who worked at Sinclair Dental in Winnipeg. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Dearth of details: In his latest column, Dan Lett says health officials across Canada are releasing so few details about COVID-19 cases, it makes you wonder whether they have the information. READ MORE
Afternoon update: Manitoba Health officials will give their daily update on COVID-19 cases later today. The briefings will now take place at 1 p.m. to avoid conflict with federal events. Meanwhile, a provincial health order limiting public gatherings to 10 people took effect early today. READ MORE
Wage subsidies: The details of the Liberal government’s proposed wage subsidy program are expected to be announced today. READ MORE
Back in business: Stores have reopened in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the original outbreak, but many are imposing limits on how many customers can enter. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 9 C, wind from the southeast at 15 km/h and increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 this afternoon, and wind chill as low as -8 this morning.
More on pandemic
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSAlfred (left) and Henry enjoy coffee at a Salisbury House on Leila Avenue Sunday. Starting today, as new limits are placed on public gatherings, Sals is offering pickup and delivery only.
Some restaurants remain open: Restaurants across Winnipeg are adapting to measures that allow customers to dine in during the pandemic. “We want to be there, and we need to keep the doors open as long as we can,” Michael Kaye, Salisbury House’s senior marketing manager, said. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Purchasing amid pandemic: Ben Waldman reports on how real estate agents have adjusted to the crisis. READ MORE
Food for furry friends: With people out of work, the Animal Food Bank says it’s delivering five times as much pet food as it did when it launched last month. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Virologist working on vaccine: Danielle Da Silva spoke with Xiaojian Yao, the lead investigator on a University of Manitoba research team studying a potential vaccine for COVID-19. READ MORE
Country star Diffie dies: Joe Diffie, who was scheduled to perform at Dauphin’s Countryfest in July, died Sunday because of complications from the coronavirus. Meanwhile, John Prine, a headliner at this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival, is in critical condition with COVID-19. Neither music festival has been postponed or cancelled. READ MORE
On this date
On March 30, 1977: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that an inquiry into a day’s protest by workers the previous fall found that employees who refused to work as part of it were exercising a constitutional right to dissent, not striking. A $150-million deficit was expected in Canada’s purchase and export of skim milk powder, a spokesman for the Canada dairy commission said in Winnipeg, which could result in a half-cent increase in the price of a quart of milk. Manitoba Progressive Conservatives pleaded for the dismissal of NDP labour minister A.R. Paulley; Paulley, who had been planning to end his political career at the next election, rebuked their calls for him to step down.
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