The Manitoba government wants all international travellers to get tested for COVID-19 when they arrive in the province, regardless of whether they have symptoms.

The province is trying to prevent the spread of the new, more contagious variant of COVID-19 that has been spreading internationally and has been detected in other provinces, says a news release.&nbsp;

Returning travellers are also being asked to take a second test after seven days, even if they have no symptoms, the news release says.

Too soon to say if COVID-19 rules will loosen, Manitoba public health chief says, as 118 new cases reported

Five more Manitobans have died and there are 118 new reported cases of COVID-19 on Monday, public health officials say.

Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba chief public health officer, listen to a media question during the province's latest COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg Friday, October 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

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Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba chief public health officer, gives a COVID-19 update on Monday, the first time he's spoken publicly since before winter holidays.

U.K. scientists worry vaccines may not protect against coronavirus variant found in South Africa

U.K. scientists expressed concern Monday that COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain may not be able to protect against a new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in South Africa.

A medical staff looks on as she attends to a COVID-19 patient at a special ward at Arwyp Medical Centre, as South Africa is about the reach a milestone of 1 million infections, in Kempton Park, South Africa, December 25, 2020. 

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A member of medical staff attends to a COVID-19 patient at a special ward at Arwyp Medical Centre in Kempton Park, South Africa, last month. Scientists comparing the variant of the coronavirus found in South Africa to one first discovered in Britain have found concerning mutations in the one that emerged in South Africa.

The new testing recommendations don't negate the requirement for a 14-day isolation period.

Five more Manitobans have died and there are 118 new reported cases of COVID-19 on Monday, according to the province.

All international travellers arriving in Manitoba are now asked by the province to get tested twice for COVID-19, regardless of whether they have symptoms. 

Manitoba asks all returning international travellers to get COVID-19 test, regardless of symptoms

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