The Provincial Public Health Order prohibits all forms of assembly. But a health department spokesperson said that for the first time since the NHL suspended the 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Manitoba government will allow a “very limited number” of fans to cheer for the Jets for the first time.

The Winnipeg Jets announced via Twitter that it will allow 500 medical staff fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the first and second games of the series. Bell MTS Place can hold up to 16,345 fans.

The move comes at a time when Manitoba continues to report high COVID-19 cases and transmission rates, while hospitals are trying to handle a record number of COVID-19 ICU patients-dozens of whom have had to move to other provinces.

The governor of Manitoba, Brian Pallister, revealed the news at a media conference on Tuesday afternoon. When asked by a CBC reporter, given the current situation, did he think he would let the fans Is it appropriate to sit in the stands of the Jets?

“Yes,” he replied. “I think there will be some fans, a few, a few in the next Jets game.”

Pallister said that allowing fans to watch the Jets games is a sign of optimism, “We can start to restart our lives in Manitoba.”

After the Quebec government relaxed restrictions to allow 2,500 fans to enter the 21,302-seat arena, fans went to the Bell Center in Montreal on Saturday to watch the 6th game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This is the first time a Canadian NHL team has fans at home since the league suspended the 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two days later, Ontario responded by allowing 550 fully vaccinated medical staff to participate in the 7th game at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Monday.