Roussin

Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief public provincial health officer, is listed as a respondent of the application alongside the province and Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public health officer.

Finding ways to better connect people with public health could help address gaps, said Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer.

An outbreak of cases among employees at the Brandon Maple Leaf pork processing plant now sits at 56, Roussin said.

As the weather gets warmer, Roussin said he knows people want more freedom to move around, but warned that could cause a resurgence in cases.

Both Grand Chiefs are calling on Dr. Brent Roussin to work with First Nations leadership on the issue as northern Manitoba sees a new COVID-19 case on Sunday.

But it's too soon to go full-fledge, Dr. Brent Roussin said during an interview Friday with CBC News.

Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin sounded the alarm about the spread of COVID-19 in Manitoba's Southern Health region at a news conference on Friday.

Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin was also asked Thursday about why casinos weren't part of the Phase 3 plan, even though VLT lounges and bingo halls will be allowed to open at 50 per cent occupancy.

Chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin warned there is a potential risk of exposure due to a person who visited the Sherwood Grocery Store in Gull Lake, Man., while symptomatic on July 19, 20 and 21.

Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief public health officer, says the COVID-19 outbreak at Bethesda Place likely started with a worker who was infected by community spread.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, says the process has to be done slowly and cautiously when reopening the economy and that he understands businesses who are choosing to stay closed.

Forty-five of the new cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region, Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin said at a joint news conference with Health Minister Cameron Friesen on Sunday.

In response to that question and others that centred on government restrictions, Roussin said public health officials are trying to create restrictions that keep people safe while mitigating the negative effects, like job loss and mental health impacts.

In the meantime Roussin renewed calls for Manitobans to wear masks while out in the public Monday, but still stopped short of mandating their use.

It is unlikely there would have been contact with customers, but we wanted to ensure people were aware of this," Roussin said at a news conference Tuesday.

Manitoba chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin says there is a cluster of 64 cases in Brandon, east of Winnipeg, and that there is evidence of some community transmission.

Manitoba’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, also stressed the importance of not stigmatizing people who test positive for COVID-19.

On Thursday, Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin commented on Manitoba's high COVID-19 case rate, noting how new restrictions aim to bring that number down.

On Tuesday following the Thanksgiving long weekend, Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, said the most recent death is a man in his 70s from the rural east district in the Southern Health region.

Roussin added the province will now hold the COVID-19 case update news conferences to three days a week, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.