UPDATE:
The provincial government has asked the federal government to send between 15 and 30 ICU nurses for approximately six weeks to help expand ICU Capacity.
There are currently 102 patients in Manitoba ICUs, which is up 17% from last week.
In the past week alone, 22 patients have been admitted to Manitoba ICUs for the treatment of COVID-19.
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Ten doctors from Manitoba have sent a letter to the provincial government asking them to call in the military to help with strained intensive care units.
With ICUs in multiple hospitals across the province nearly full, Dr. Dan Roberts, who wrote the letter that was signed by nine other doctors, says ICU capacity can not be expanded.
Opposition leader, Wab Kinew, says the government should listen to the doctor's pleas.
