Strong hints have been dropped this week for the first stages of reopening Manitoba, and on Wednesday, those hints will lead to new orders.

Manitoba's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Brent Roussin and Premier Brian Pallister will be sharing the latest Public Health Orders during an 11 a.m. press conference Wednesday. The current orders expire at midnight on Saturday.

Throughout the week the doctor, as well as the Finance Minister have hinted at reopening this weekend.

"We have met our vaccine targets ahead of schedule. Our rollout continues to move quite nicely," Roussin says in a Monday press conference. "We haven't made that decision exactly yet on what the specifics will be, so stay tuned for Wednesday and we will have some of those specifics to share."

In one week, both Manitoba's five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate has dropped by 3.3 per cent. Of all Manitobans aged 12 and older who have received their first COVID-19 vaccine and 26.9 per cent their second, bringing the province over its first 4-3-2-One Great Summer Reopening Path's goal

According to the path's outline, businesses will reopen at 25 per cent but which businesses, and if this will happen, have not yet been announced.

"I can emphasis that it will be a promising day," Finance Minister Scott Fielding says during a Tuesday press conference about business news on Wednesday. "I think what we can do is make sure we have a plan that is safe, that Dr. Roussin will outline tomorrow, that will allow businesses to get back to doing what they do best."

Fielding says later this week there will be another announcement to support Manitobans going back to work.