Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced this week Manitobans surpassed the first key vaccination benchmarks set out in the Reopening Plan with over 71 percent of eligible Manitobans at least partially immunized and more than 27 percent having received both doses.

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin says effective 12:01 Saturday Stage One can take place with outdoor gatherings on private property to double to ten persons, public outdoor gathering sizes increase to 25 persons, retail businesses open with a capacity of 25 percent or 250 with no restrictions on the number of household members permitted to shop together, personal services at 50 percent capacity by appointment only and restaurants and bars open at 25 percent capacity indoors and 50 percent outdoors.

Indoor faith services and organized community gatherings can resume at 25 percent capacity or 25 people and 25 for outdoor and 10 for indoor weddings and funerals. People who are fully vaccinated can travel outside of Manitoba without self isolating on their return.

Complete details can be found at www.manitoba.ca/covid19.

These are in effect until the next milestone which is August 2^nd.