The province is reporting 4568 active cases of COVID-19. Among them, there are 73 intensive care units, 2 higher than the current pandemic. In addition, the total number of intensive care units includes 9 people under the age of 40.

“We need to lower these numbers. Our healthcare system is under too much pressure.” Provincial Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Rusen saidUrges people to comply with public health orders.

The hospital places emergency beds wherever possible, Officials told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Manitoba, The number of COVID-19 patients who know of needing intensive care is expected to continue to grow until sometime in June. Winnipeg Intensive Care Unit (ICU) physician and anesthesiologist Eric Jacobsohn (Eric Jacobsohn) said, but the problem is twofold.

“Now, it can be said that in terms of physical ability, we have greatly expanded to every corner of the hospital. We almost have to work one bed at a time. Where is the next patient going? Where can we go? Move?” Ya Cobson said.

Lanette Siragusa, Chief Nursing Officer of Manitoba Shared Health, said on Monday that some of the pressure has been eased by sending nearly 300 people eligible for treatment in personal care homes.

However, she said, finding staff, “especially nurses, other front-line staff, doctors, to take care of these patients” is as big as adjusting the physical space, and it is not even a greater challenge.

The province’s current five-day test positive rate is 12.7% for the province and 14.3% for Winnipeg.

On Sunday, Manitoba announced 534 new COVID-19 cases. It surpassed Alberta to become the province with the highest per capita infection rate.

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The road map for Quebec’s reopening will soon be revealed

Quebecers are eagerly awaiting what Prime Minister François Legetto said on Tuesday afternoon, and he is expected to draw up a road map showing how and when activities in the province will increase as vaccination progresses.

Legot has stated many times that the province will need to slowly cancel measures. Most of the population, including Montreal, remains in the so-called red zone (the highest level of restriction), so there is still a lot to do, including a curfew that has been in place since January.

Professor Benoit Barbeau, a virologist at the University of Quebec in Montreal, said he hopes that some measures, including curfews, will be lifted by June.

“Because of our understanding of transmission… as long as we keep the number of infected cases at a low level and continue to decrease, as long as there are no restrictions, everything outdoors can certainly be carried out easily without any restrictions. With the introduction of the vaccine The work continues,” he said.

Dr. Carl Weiss, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Jewish General Hospital of Montreal, told Radio Canada that “there is no magic rule” applicable to different jurisdictions, referring to the recently released road map of Saskatchewan. But he said it is clear that once more elderly people are vaccinated, restrictions can be lifted without putting the healthcare system at risk.

On the positive side of the ledger, the number of daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the province is declining. The province’s Rt rate is also below 1, which tracks the number of other people that a single infected person may infect. Similarly, more than 50% of people have been vaccinated, and overall 75% have been vaccinated or are about to be vaccinated and enter the system.

A few weeks later, a shot provided a certain degree of protection, but there were still loopholes that could be exploited by variants of the coronavirus. However, only about 250,000 Quebecers have been fully vaccinated. This figure includes only 4% of people over 60 years of age, who are usually the most susceptible to the virus.

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In the first year of the pandemic in Nova Scotia, the number of suicides did not surge

The epidemic has brought mental health challenges to many Canadians. There is no dispute about this, but the latest data from Nova Scotia also shows that assumptions about what suicide rate means in society are not so clear.

According to data recently released by the provincial government, 120 Nova Scotias ended their lives last year, which is the lowest number since 2014 and a decrease from 137 in 2019.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, similar findings have been noted in Alberta and some jurisdictions outside the country. A group of researchers looked at suicide rate data from 21 countries/regions and found that since the pandemic began in each location, the suicide rate has not increased significantly, but has declined. They published their findings in the academic journal The Lancet last month.

Sean Krausert, executive director of the Canadian Suicide Prevention Association, has been observing trends across Canada. He said that because suicide is complicated and should not be attributed to any one reason, it is difficult to make predictions about the suicide rate. Therefore, there is a discrepancy between last year’s expectations and actual numbers.

Klauste said: “I hope we will continue to learn new ways of interaction, and have learned that intervention and awareness can really help, and they will continue to do so.”

Sena Jewer, an educator of the Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association, said she believes that federal and provincial government fiscal programs (such as CERB and small business relief grants) are “great “help. She said that financial insecurity may be a risk factor for suicide.

Jewer also warned that from a long-term perspective, the suicide rate in the province has been on the rise since 2008, the earliest year when the number of medical examiners was publicly available.

One thing that seems clear is that people in Nova Scotia are reaching out and becoming more aware of support. According to the latest data, between the spring of 2019 and the spring of 2021, calls to the provincial mental health crisis line increased by 45%.

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Calgary pastor arrested months after violating pandemic collection rules

The pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in southeast Calgary was arrested on Sunday. The pastor had encouraged compatriots to violate public health regulations related to COVID-19.

Police said Tim Stephens was arrested for violating Sunday’s Queen’s Court order requiring event organizers to comply with public health restrictions and organizing a service in a church on Sunday.

The police said in an email: “The pastor acknowledged the injunction, but chose to continue to provide today’s services, ignoring social distancing, wearing masks and reducing participant capacity restrictions.” The police said that AHS has been trying to communicate with the church. Cooperate for several weeks to solve the ongoing public health problems on the scene, and law enforcement is a last resort.

Stephens had previously been fined and fined for violating public health regulations by holding surplus parties and not compulsory use of masks. In January, an inspection conducted by the AHS in the church found that only two of the approximately 75 participants were wearing masks. The priest and church staff did not wear masks. The auditorium was full of people and people were sitting side by side less than two meters away. .

Stephens wrote on his blog: “Limiting the church to 15 people-essentially limiting the church’s convocation-this violates the will of Christ and the conscience of many who wish to worship and glorify the Lord according to their own words. Ben Restrictions were updated at the beginning of the month.

Freedom of religious assembly during the pandemic has been a hot spot in many parts of Canada. Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church in Edmonton is facing a criminal trial, which is ongoing, and various church groups in Manitoba and Ontario have also launched charter challenges.

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Restaurants in the Windsor area shift to an unlimited buffet mode

Two restaurants in LaSalle, south of downtown Windsor, in southwestern Ontario, are bringing home meals to inspire business and provide a way for people to go out.

Kona offers an unlimited supply of discounts for those who park in the restaurant parking lot. Customers can place orders repeatedly through text, and then put food into disposable containers through the server. The LA Town Grill restaurant next door also offers a similar breakfast brunch with unlimited supply on weekends.

Joaquim Lourenco, the sushi and back kitchen manager of LaSalle’s Kona Sushi branch, said his restaurant needs to book attractions a week in advance, especially on weekends. He said they want to ensure that everyone stays in the car and that the restaurant must comply with all other health and safety requirements required during the pandemic.

Lourenco said: “You are not allowed to like pulling a lawn chair, sitting in front of the car and waiting for things. However, people make full use of it.”

Matt Montaleone (Matt Montaleone) and Sal Loria (Sal Loria) live together in the student apartment, and went out on Sunday to eat dynamite rolls and other sushi snacks, they said it has been a long time. .

Montaleone said: “We haven’t eaten all-you-can-eat for a while, so the fact is that we can go out and eat all-you-can-eat. This is a very special thing.”

Although the restaurant is taking preventive measures and the feedback appears to be positive, it is not clear whether these adjustments are in line with the current provincial lockdown.

The health officer of the Windsor-Essex County Health Department, Dr. Wajid Ahmed (Wajid Ahmed) said on Monday that although his team had not found any obvious violations, the situation was somewhat like a “grey area.”

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