COVID-19 hot spots on Monday while regions where the pandemic appeared to be loosening its grip continued to ease public health measures.Days after Manitoba requested additional federal help, Ottawa announced it would send health workers and other supports to the Prairie province, which is currently grappling with high positivity rates and overburdened intensive care units.The federal government said it would also provide medical staff through the Canadian Red Cross as well as military help, adding it was also prepared to deploy epidemiologists, lab technicians and other supports to respond to the province’s needs.“The human and health equipment resources we are providing will help to reduce the impact of this third wave of COVID-19.