So Easter and Passover are on in Quebec this year. sort of. Maybe. At least it'll be better than last year. In a press conference on April 13 Dr. Luc Boileau dolled out what we know about the Omicron variant and Omicron BA.2 subvariant, then left it in the hands of Quebecers to make smart choices.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the province have been on the rise this week. In the past 24 hours, Quebec reported 145 new patients in care bringing the total to 1,938 and marking the highest jump since January when a curfew was still in effect.
The Quebec government is reviewing the services provided to a man who killed his two children before dying by suicide in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve on Tuesday.
Whelp, COVID-19 strikes again. The city is losing one more of its unique spaces. Montreal café Le Cagibi will be closing its doors after over four years in its Little Italy location and 10 years before that in the Mile End. The café and boutique which features work by queer and trans artists has experienced difficulties in the last few years, everything from a collapsing ceiling to pandemic-related lulls in business.
The Quebec mask mandate will last longer than initially planned. While officials had said that face-covering rules would end in most places in mid-April, Interim National Public Health Director Dr. Luc Boileau confirmed Tuesday that public health has officially recommended that the government maintain the mandate through April.