A new colour-coded COVID-19 system from the Manitoba government will help officials introduce restrictions for specific regions, communities, or businesses.
The new #RestartMB Pandemic Response System has four risk levels: green, yellow, orange, and red.
The system launched with a province-wide yellow response level, which means COVID-19 is still a threat across Manitoba, but community transmission levels are low. For more information on the COVID-19 indicators and the four response levels, click here.
The highest risk level, red or "critical," means there is extensive community transmission and clusters of COVID-19 that are not contained, and the cases are putting strain on the health system.
For example, the Bethesda Place personal care home in Steinbach is listed as red, or “critical," after someone there tested positive this week.
For Manitoba to reach the green, or "limited risk" level, we would have to see the spread of COVID-19 contained, with a vaccine or some kind of treatment for the disease available.
