Province asks Manitobans to shine a blue light to show support for essential workers

The province wants Manitobans to shine a blue light at night to show their appreciation and support for health-care and other essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While most Manitobans are asked to stay home and keep their distance during the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers and other essential workers are stepping forward to keep us safe and to keep our communities functioning, said Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer for Shared Health, during Thursday's daily briefing on coronavirus in Manitoba.

"Whether it's in our home, our yardor our business, we can acknowledge the efforts of our very dedicated teams and boost their spirits," Siragusa said.

People are encouraged to colouran existing light, hangblue Christmas lightsor installa blue light.

Some buildings in downtown Winnipeg were lit up in blue on Thursday evening, while some residents shone blue lights from their apartment windows.