Pandemic limits ease in Manitoba; cases steady at 313

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Manitoba health officials reported that no new cases of COVID-19 had been reported as of Sunday morning, keeping the number of cases in Manitoba at 313.

As of Sunday, pandemic restrictions have eased. Restaurants and bars no longer having to operate at half-capacity, however, tables will have to be two metres apart or have a physical barrier in between them. Non-smoking bingo halls and video lottery terminal lounges can also open for the first time in months, at 50 per cent capacity.

Daycare centres and retail stores can return to normal capacity, and people arriving in Manitoba from the other western provinces, northern territories and northwestern Ontario no longer have to self-isolate for 14 days.

Larger public gatherings are also allowed. Instead of a cap of 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors, people can fill up to 30 per cent of the capacity of any venue as long as they can be split into groups of 50 indoors or 100 outdoors. Each group must be able to enter and exit separately.

Last week, 10 cases of COVID-19 were detected in Manitoba.