This afternoon the Manitoba Provincial government announced they are updating their health orders when it comes to public gatherings across the province which will affect capacity limits at locations where all attendees are fully vaccinated, have a medical reason not to receive a vaccine or people are under 12 years of age.
Premier Heather Stefanson and Manitoba’s Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced the newly edited restrictions to help reduce the spread of the Omicron Variant of Covid-19.
The newly released restrictions mean gatherings must not exceed 50 percent of the usual capacity of the space, or 250 people, whichever is less. This includes:
- indoor and outdoor public gatherings.
- restaurants, licensed premises, food courts, and socials.
- movie theatre and concert halls.
- performing arts venues and outdoor ticketed performing arts events.
- museums and art galleries.
- outdoor and indoor sporting and recreational facilities including dance schools and martial arts studios.
- gyms, fitness centers, and yoga studios.
- indoor and outdoor ticketed sporting events.
- indoor recreational businesses.
- seasonal facilities and events.
- religious services and Indigenous cultural events; and
- bingos, casinos, and businesses with VLTs.
In addition to the restrictions, liquor sales in restaurants and licensed premises must end at 10 p.m. daily.
All these changes will come into effect on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 12:01 a.m. and will expire on Jan. 11, 2022.
Dr. Roussin also gave an update on the testing backlog which is now at 11,500.
