COVID-19 Update, Friday April 17
*1 new case in Saskatchewan for a total of 305. 219 people have recovered. 4 deaths related to the virus.
*Parkland College is donating 190 N-95 masks, 7000 gloves, disinfectant wipes, respirators, goggles, reagent, hand sanitizer and gowns to front line workers.
*4 new cases in Manitoba, totaling 250. 5 deaths, 121 recoveries.
*Manitoba is restricting travel to Northern regions and remote communities.
*There are now 30,106 cases in Canada with 1196 deaths as of this morning.
*China reports 50% more people died in the virus epicentre of Wuhan than previously counted, boosting the toll from 1,290 to 3,869.
*Britain’s lock-down will continue for another 3 weeks.
*Australia’s Prime Minister warns life could be constrained for another year because of the pandemic. Social distancing is likely to continue for months.