Ontario, Quebec begin easing COVID-19 restrictions
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Canada's most populous provinces are easing some COVID-19 restrictions today, while students head back to classrooms in two Maritime provinces.
Canada's most populous provinces are easing some COVID-19 restrictions today, while students head back to classrooms in two Maritime provinces.
Ontario and Quebec have reported declines in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in recent days and Monday marks the start of the two provinces' gradual reopening after surging cases of the Omicron variant prompted tighter rules last month.
In Ontario, the number of people allowed to attend social gatherings has increased to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors until another planned increase on Feb. 21.
Restaurants and bars may reopen indoor dining at half capacity, and many other businesses, such as gyms and cinemas, may also reopen to vaccinated patrons.
Indoor dining has also resumed in Quebec, with certain limits, while the second phase of that province's reopening plan scheduled for Feb. 7 is set to allow places of worship, entertainment and sports venues to reopen with capacity restrictions.
On the East Coast, schools were set to reopen to in-person learning in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Monday, with added safety measures in place.
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