What's interesting about what Roussin said today regarding household contacts is it is listed as the top contact type for transmission on the government's website.

Close contacts to cases

Top contact type: Household exposure
Household contacts converting to cases: 10.0%

Source of infection in cases (% of total)
Travel: 46.3%
Close contact to cases: 41.3%

I still don't know, clearly, what is expected of household contacts of those self-isolating due to travel.

But from what Roussin said, I believe they can leave the house if no symptoms.

But the confusing part is travel is the top source of infection in Manitoba. Given that it can take up to two weeks to show symptoms, and you're a household contact with someone self-isolating due to travel, it would seem that person, too, should be staying put.

The person who travelled eventually tested positive and so, too, did the close household contact.

So I don't get why the household contact would be allowed to leave.

Ideally, Roussin said, if you're with someone self-isolating at home, then keeping your distance. But if you do come in contact with the other person, then you, too, should self-isolate.

Given that both became infected, it would seem that contact happened.

Roussin said it's tough to know what happened in this case with the two new cases.

Both were tested. One was asymptomatic at first. They were out in public.

This is all to say that I don't know why that was the case nor do I have much clarification either.

This is from government's public health fact sheet:

Contacts to a case of COVID-19 – if you have been exposed to COVID-19 through close contact with an ill person, you are advised to self-isolate for 14 days after your last known contact with that person.