The state of emergency that the province has been under for over a year expired yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday, the news came down in a press release from premier Kelvin Goertzen and Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler.
Goertzen said that while the state of emergency is coming to an end, that doesn't mean Manitobans should stop following suggested public health guidelines,
“Nineteen months ago we declared a state of emergency to help protect the physical and financial health and safety of all Manitobans and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our hospitals and in our communities. As we continue to move toward a post-pandemic Manitoba, we want to remind everyone, although the state of emergency is expiring, COVID-19 is still here. With vaccination rates among the highest in the country with over 82 percent of eligible Manitobans fully vaccinated, we can help control COVID, but it’s important that all Manitobans continue to follow the fundamentals that help us limit our risks"
The state of emergency was first declared on March 20, 2020, by the powers of the Emergency Measures Act.
The province noted in the release that they still retain the right to declare a new state of emergency if required in the future.
Public health orders are still in effect and can continue to be issued through the Public Health Act without a provincewide state of emergency.
