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Essential reads for April 13, 2020

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Province hints at tougher restrictions, civil-service job losses

Pulling tighter on reins now likely to pay off during summer, top doctor says

Carol Sanders and Larry Kusch
6:22 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 13, 2020
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Ryan Thorpe and Michael Pereira  :

Manitobans largely heeding calls to stay home, but some continue to flout rules, data shows

Large crowds like the ones at the Gimli Icelandic Festival in the summer of 2015 will be uncommon in the province this year.

Maggie Macintosh:

New guidelines for teachers, students as distance learning continues

“It’s good to have a general guideline so you’re not being unrealistic, but at the same time, they’re just guidelines,” said Valdine Björnson, a literacy and educational consultant at the Reading and Learning Clinic of Manitoba.

Danielle Da Silva:

Home care limiting services in response to pandemic

Shared Health chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa said the change in service levels is temporary and consistent with ongoing discussions related to the COVID-19 response at the provincial level.

Dan Lett:

ER nurse diary: waiting for the storm

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Malak Abas:

Got any freezers? Webcams? Go fish

When Stalwart Appliances owner Harold Kriewald tried to replenish his stock of freezers, he was told there was a widespread shortage and even manufacturers were sold out. (Jesse Boily / Winnipeg Free Press)

Mike McIntyre:

Winnipeg seems as likely as any to host if NHL resumes in select centres

Kyle Connor and the rest of the Winnipeg Jets could be waiting until July to play again, if the current season restarts at all. (Fred Greenslade / The Canadian Press files)</p>

Alan Small :

Pandemic creates new, unsettling reality for Manitobans regardless of age

Rosemarie Yeo lives with her husband Dale at the Stonewall and District Lions Manor. Yeo thinks Manitobans are much better equipped to deal with a pandemic now, compared to family stories she recalls from the time of the Spanish Flu.</p>

Editorial:

Pandemic reveals personal care home risks

Manitoba Shared Health chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa said last week her department is looking for solutions to the problem of staff working at several different homes and running the risk of spreading infection from one site to another.

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