City public health director Dr. Mylene Drouin says vaccination against the disease remains the best strategy to reduce transmission in the city's LGBTQ community.
The agency says people are still welcome to wear masks if they want, but mandatory masking and physical distancing were suspended as of Monday after consultation with medical and epidemiology experts.
The service will provide more affordable options to Albertans struggling to access counselling services, and opens more options to those in smaller areas.
In a recent media release, CHFM said that when the COVID-19 virus first arrived in Manitoba in the spring of 2020, the uncertainty and lockdowns that followed led to more youth in Manitoba seeking mental health services.
