This measure aims to curb transmission by cracking down in particular against private gatherings in homes, said François Legault, yet banned outside the family circle since early October. It must be said that Quebec reported Wednesday of 2. 640 new cases of coronavirus and 25 additional deaths.
The province, which has more than half of some 14. 000 dead from the virus in Canada, had been placed in containment for almost two months in the spring, with the closure of schools in particular. New restrictions since the fall and in particular semi-confinement since 20 December did not allow the province to curb the second wave of the pandemic.
Mandatory teleworking
As in the spring, the containment will result in the closure of several non-essential businesses and businesses, with the exception in particular of grocery stores and pharmacies. Teleworking also remains compulsory for offices. The government has also maintained at 05 January the return to primary school, the secondary one being postponed to 16 January, with mandatory mask wearing.
Similar containment has been in effect since 26 December in Ontario, the most populous province in Canada with 16 millions of inhabitants. Toronto, the capital of Ontario and the largest metropolis in Canada, has already been reconfigured since the end of November.