Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged Canadian provinces and territories to “do the right thing” and protect public health as coronavirus cases continue to surge across much of Canada.Trudeau’s advice comes as Manitoba announced tightened restrictions on Tuesday — forcing non-essential stores, gyms and places of worship to close and banning social gatherings in an effort to stop a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Manitoba leads all other provinces in per-capita active cases.On the same day, Ontario reported 1,388 new cases of coronavirus, another new single-day record, bringing the provincial total to 86,783.“We are seeing record spikes this morning across the country so we urge premiers and mayors to please do the right thing, act now to protect public.