Manitoba is asking the federal government for dozens of health-care workers to help fight rising COVID-19 numbers. But he still expects the government will be able to "do what's necessary" to help Manitoba by the end of the weekend. Bob Moroz is the president of the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals. (Ian Froese/CBC)He said the strategy of moving some Manitoba patients to Ontario has compounded this strain. That's because each of those flights requires two advanced-practice respiratory therapists on board, and they're pulled from the team that does inter-hospital transfers in Manitoba.

Source: CBC News May 21, 2021 17:09 UTC