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The idea of giving citizens passports proving they ve been vaccinated is controversial around the world, and in Ottawa—but less so in Quebec, whose health minister says the province is going full steam ahead on the idea.
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The COVID-19 situation in Quebec has improved in recent weeks, but the number of outbreaks in schools and whether they’re linked to the new variants circulating in the province is causing concern.
As of Monday, there were nearly 850 schools across the province reporting active COVID-19 cases and more than a dozen dealing with suspected variant cases.
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Though most schools are acting quickly and shutting down in response to any suspected variants, it’s an approach experts warn may not be sustainable as the strains spread into workplaces and neighbourhoods.
MONTREAL Epidemiologists have gotten to work predicting the future if highly contagious COVID-19 variants spread through Quebec, and their findings are alarming – especially combined with news that variant cases do continue to climb. As of Tuesday there are 86 people probably infected with COVID-19 variants in the province, with their viral samples being sequenced to identify the variants, said Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé. Nonetheless, the province is easing some restrictions and says it has variant surveillance under control. Quebec has come up with its own new modeling, focused just on Montreal, that takes into account how variants could change the city’s situation. It’s set to unveil that math Wednesday morning in a technical briefing.