Ottawa announced it would send a range of support including epidemiologists and increased testing capacity to Manitoba in response to the premier’s call for federal help to cope with the province’s surging COVID-19 cases and overflowing intensive care units. “A critical part of our fight against COVID-19 is the support we have provided to provinces and territories,” Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said in a statement Monday. “Today, departments and agencies across the federal government have again come together to support our fellow citizens in Manitoba.” Specifically, human resources from federal health, medical staff through the Canadian Red Cross, and support from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be deployed to the province, Public Safety Canada said in a news release on Monday. The province reportedly had 594 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths on May 21, the day Premier Brian Pallister requested assistance from the federal government, reported the Canadian …