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Quebec was the first province in Canada to impose a mask mandate after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and on Saturday, it became the last province to allow residents to go maskless in most indoor public places.
The curfew is Quebec’s second of the pandemic. A previous curfew, announced in early January 2021, was in place for nearly five months.
Quebec's three main opposition parties are criticizing the provincial government's decision to impose a 10 p.m. curfew to control the rapid spread of COVID-19, arguing the health order is a sign of the government's failure to prepare.
COVID-19-related hospitalizations are relatively stable across Quebec despite a steady rise in infections -- a sign the province's vaccination campaign is working, according to an immunology expert.
Canada's first shipment of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in the coming days, but provinces are still waiting for guidance on how best to use them. Procurement Minister Anita Anand said last week that Canada would receive 300,000 doses by the end of this week, with distribution to provinces and territories beginning in early May. While the initial shipment may not seem large enough to be a game-changer in Canada's rollout, experts say every little bit helps at this stage of the pandemic. "It's not a lot, but it's not zero," says Dr. Andre Veillet...