Nighttime Curfew, New Year Gathering Limits In Canada As Covid Cases Soar
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Covid Restrictions In Canada: Several provinces in recent days introduced stricter gathering limits, while delaying students' return to school after the Christmas holidays.
Canada's Quebec province on Thursday announced a nighttime curfew ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations as Covid cases across the country soar.
Several provinces in recent days introduced stricter gathering limits, while delaying students' return to school after the Christmas holidays.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault said the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew would start on Friday, and that it was needed to slow a Covid-19 surge that is threatening to overwhelm local hospitals. He did not set an end date for the curfew.
"It's an extreme measure for an extreme situation," he told a news conference, pointing to a recent doubling of both hospitalizations and absenteeism of health care workers due to sickness.
