The federal government is ready to send more help to Manitoba in its fight against COVID-19.
The province continues to battle high positivity rates and overburdened Intensive Care Units.
“We’re preparing to deploy Federal Health Human Resources,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, “We’re also looking at deploying medical staff through the Canadian Red Cross and sending support from the Canadian Armed Forces.”
Trudeau did mention there are ongoing conversations with both Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman.
“The Armed Forces will support vaccine rollout in 23 Indigenous communities across Manitoba,” noted Winnipeg South Centre MP Jim Carr, “[The government] will also providing 50 additional interviewers to conduct contract tracing in the province.”
Carr went onto say that the government can deploy epidemiologists, lab technicians and increase testing capacity to deal with the ongoing situation in Manitoba.
Manitoba has sent 14 critically ill COVID-19 patients to Ontario including up to five at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
