Quebec shutting down schools, bars, gyms as COVID-19 cases soar
Global News
Cases of COVID-19 have been reaching record levels on a daily basis in Quebec, including more than 4,500 on Monday as the Omicron variant takes hold on the province.
Quebec is shutting down a number of industries, along with in-person learning at schools, over skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 and an increase in hospitalizations.
Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that bars, cinemas, concert halls, gyms and spas will be closed as of 5 p.m. on Monday.
Restaurants, which began operating at half capacity on Monday, can stay open until 10 p.m.
Sports performances, whether amateur of professional, will be held without spectators.
Schools are also being closed with a return to class scheduled for Jan. 10. Grade schools, however, remain accessible until the holidays as the distribution of rapid tests and the vaccination of kids between the ages of 5 and 11 continues.