COVID-19.In a release Monday the province said the state of emergency, in place since March to help stop the spread of the virus, will be extended for another 30 days starting Monday at 4 p.m.State of Emergency to be Further Extended to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Work https://t.co/8g3fZJsnXg pic.twitter.com/T5Zugx9LDQ— Manitoba Gov News (@MBGovNews) June 15, 2020The extension comes as provincial health officials are set to give an update on the province’s ongoing response to COVID-19 at a 1 p.m.
media briefing Monday.Global news will stream the press conference live in this story.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Initially declared on March 20, Manitoba’s state of emergency was first extended on April.