Montreal public health director urges people to avoid in-person gatherings ahead of Christmas. Federal health minister says Canadians risk getting sick or stranded abroad if they leave the country.
A federal committee last week “strongly recommending” giving third doses to people 50+ but Quebec has decided it’s not necessary for the moment” for those 50 to 59, Dubé says.
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Quebecers taking part in group activities outdoors will be required to wear masks in both red and orange zones as of Thursday, a measure the province’s health institute is calling preventive.
Unlike other places in Canada that have sounded the alarm on outdoor COVID-19 transmission, the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) said on Wednesday that an increase has not yet been documented in Quebec.
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“It’s not worrying us more than it did before,” said Dr. Stéphane Perron, a medical specialist at the INSPQ. “We haven’t seen more outdoor transmission with the variants; that hasn’t been observed.”
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