A handout picture released by the Ministre de la Sant et des Services sociaux (MSSS) of Quebec on December 14, 2020 shows Saint-Antoine long-term care home resident Gisele Levesque, 89 years old, getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in Quebec City, Canada. [Photo/Agencies]
OTTAWA - Canada continues to see increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases as the country reported a total of 626,174 cases and 16,361 deaths as of Wednesday evening, according to CTV.
Wednesday evening, Canada's Quebec provincial government announced a curfew and extended the closure of high schools and businesses to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the province.
Quebec is the first province to announce a curfew in Canada due to ravaging COVID-19. Quebec reported 2,641 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 217,999, including 8,488 deaths.