WINNIPEG -- The Province of Manitoba has confirmed a fourth presumptive case of COVID-19 in Winnipeg.

On Friday it was announced that a man in his 40s who lives in Winnipeg, tested positive for the virus. The province said it appears the individual was exposed to the virus during a recent trip to South Korea, the Philippine and Japan.

So far in Manitoba, there has been one laboratory-confirmed case, and three presumptive cases of COVID-19. All the people infected with the virus live in Winnipeg.

Public Health is investigating.

This comes just hours after the province announced all schools would be closing for three weeks, beginning on Monday, March 23.

Public Health is recommending Manitobans follow social distancing measures including: