Advocates and those who lost loved ones amid personal care home outbreaks say Manitoba’s plan to drop a number of pandemic health protections next week will put vulnerable seniors at risk.
Next Tuesday, it will no longer be mandatory to isolate after testing positive for COVID-19, one of several restrictions expiring this month.
“That’s heartbreaking for somebody like me,” said Eddie Calisto-Tavares.
Her father, Manuel Calisto, 88, was one of 56 Maples Long Term Care Home residents who died in 2020 after one of the deadliest Manitoba long-term care outbreaks of the pandemic.
“Our governments and our public health leaders who are supposed to be looking after
