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Provincial government overwhelmed by PPE shortage and pandemic supply-chain chaos in 2020, briefing notes reveal.
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Provincial government overwhelmed by PPE shortage and pandemic supply-chain chaos in 2020, briefing notes reveal.
The three million rapid tests promised by Ottawa arrived early Monday morning at distribution centres across Quebec. Most of them were expected to be delivered to pharmacies on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Trudeau says Ottawa will distribute 140 million rapid tests to province in January. Most Quebec pharmacies won’t have them in stock until Tuesday, Jan. 11, pharmacists say.
Faced with tens of thousands of people seeking PCR tests on a daily basis and a dwindling supply of reagents used in COVID-19 screening, Quebec public health is putting an end to testing the general public for the coronavirus.
Quebec's three main opposition parties are criticizing the provincial government's decision to impose a 10 p.m. curfew, which began New Year's Eve. Many restaurants are struggling now that dining rooms are closed.