Wab Kinew says he has asked for a public-health order to make sure people with tuberculosis aren’t sent to jail to try to ensure they do not infect others
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's comments follow a CBC report about a woman from God’s Lake First Nation, a remote fly-in community, who spent a month in custody.Kinew says he has asked for a public health order to make sure people are not sent to jail to try to ensure they do not infect others.
A medical officer said Geraldine Mason wasn’t consistently taking the medication needed to cure her tuberculosis, an infectious disease that can be fatal if not treated, the CBC reported. The law says the person can be detained, but does not specify what kind of locations can be used for detention. “I read the story this morning. I reached out to most senior people in the government and I said ’Get me an order ensuring that nobody is ever jailed for having tuberculosis again,’” Kinew told reporters Monday.The province’s chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, was preparing to sign such an order, Kinew said.
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