Manitoba: No Visitors in Homes and Only Essential Items In-Store Shopping Starting Nov 20

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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister leaves a news conference in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The Manitoba government says it is further tightening its COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings and shopping.

Starting Friday, people will no longer be allowed to have visitors in their home unless they are providing supports such as child care, tutoring and health services.

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Credit: Manitoba.ca

People are prohibited from assembling in a gathering of more than five people at any indoor or outdoor public place. There will be exceptions for people needing health services, child care, tutoring or renovations. Another exemption will allow people who live alone to socialize with one visitor and to visit that person’s home as well.

Starting Friday and until Dec. 11, in-store sales will be limited to a list of essential items set by the province. Online sales and curbside pickup of non-essential goods will be allowed to continue.

Some of the essential items on the list are food, diapers, hardware, and outdoor winter clothing such as jackets and boots. It does not include other clothing — such as sweaters and shirts — or sports equipment or consumer electronics.

Starting Saturday, retailers will have to physically close off areas that contain non-essential goods. They were given an extra day to work out the logistics. The Retail Council of Canada said that is still a tight time frame.

“There will be a period of time of understanding precisely what is essential and not essential, even within the defined list that’s been published,” said John Graham, the council’s director of government relations for the Prairies.

The province already had a 25 per cent capacity limit for most retailers, but is toughening that further for large stores by putting on a 250-person maximum.

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Credit: Manitoba.ca

The Progressive Conservative government has already stepped up its enforcement of public health orders. Earlier this week, Premier Brian Pallister announced a private security firm had been hired to bolster the ranks of police, bylaw officers and others who hand out tickets. It also established a new $298 fine for not wearing a mask in indoor public places.

Pallister called on Manitobans to abide by the rules.

“There just aren’t enough police in the world to help you do the right thing … we need everybody onside.”

 

— With Files From The Canadian Press

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    1. paul melnick

      laundrymats are closed.maybe health officials should stop washing there clothes and bedding for a couple of weeks.oh ya and there masks.

      November 21, 2020 at 11:36 AM

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