Manitoba Will Test Anybody with COVID-19 Like Symptoms

Manitoba government has announced that the province is expanding COVID-19 testing criteria while also ramping up its testing capacity.

Effective immediately, any Manitoban with symptoms of COVID-19, even mild symptoms including a cough, runny nose, sore throat and/or fever, will be tested.

“Through good planning, Manitoba has been able to get ahead of COVID-19 and flatten the curve,” said Premier Brain Pallister. “We want to stay ahead of this virus and not chase it. With increased levels of tracking, testing and isolation, we will have a better understanding of how we are doing as a province in flattening the COVID curve. This is crucial as we carefully and slowly work toward expanding services safely in the coming weeks and months.”

To increase the testing capacity, the Manitoba government and Dynacare have entered into a partnership that will see up to 2,000 tests a day before the end of summer.

Together with Cadham Provincial Lab (CPL) capacity at over 1,000 tests daily, the province expects to have the testing capacity of well over 3,000 tests a day.

As of April 27, 2020, there are 272 total reported COVID-19 cases with 205 recoveries and 6 deaths.

HOW TO GET TESTED

Call Health Links–Info Santé at 204-788-8200 or (toll-free) at 1-888-315-9257.

Testing locations