The COVID-19 public health orders will be staying in effect for an additional three weeks while Manitoba looks at the impact and severity of the Omicron variant.

The public health orders were originally set to expire on Tuesday, January 11, but that has been pushed back to February 1. Despite the extended health orders, the province will remain at the restricted/orange level on the pandemic response system.

"Ongoing restrictions are a challenge for many Manitobans, but remain necessary to help slow the spread of the virus and protect our healthcare system," says Health and Seniors Care Minister Audrey Gordon. "While these orders remain in place, we continue to take steps to improve supply and access to testing and other important initiatives that support our pandemic response and protect our health system. Nothing is off the table and we will act swiftly in the weeks ahead if further action is required to protect Manitobans."

She adds Manitoba currently has some of the most strict public health orders in the country in order to control the spread of COVID-19.

To view the current public health orders, click here.