Public Health is working on “a mask removal plan in stages” for the entire population, revealed the Minister of Health Christian Dubé.
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As Quebec continues its deconfinement, the Legault government has asked the acting national director of public health, Dr.r Luc Boileau, to present to him the procedure to follow towards the end of wearing a face covering, in general.
“That’s what we asked him, is to say how he sees the different stages,” summarized Minister Dubé, during a press scrum in the corridors of the National Assembly.
The minister also took the liberty of suggesting to journalists that they question the Dr Boileau on this subject, during a public health press briefing scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesday. “He is working on it,” said Mr. Dubé.
The first stage of this plan was however confirmed on Tuesday. As reported first in our pages, the obligation to wear the mask in primary and secondary classes will be lifted on March 7. The official announcement was made by press release.
“This is very, very good news,” commented the Minister of Health, recalling that Public Health had warned that children would be the first to benefit from relief in terms of wearing the cover. face.
Marc-Andre Gagnon
Health Minister Christian Dubé has returned to brief press scrums in the hallways, instead of the update on the pandemic that he has been doing every week since the return from the Holidays.
Thing said, thing done. Public Health having recommended to go there “gradually”, the students will have to continue to wear the mask in the common areas and in school transport, but other relaxations are to come.
“In the class, it’s different: they’re seated, they’re in their place. In the common areas, they cross paths with different groups,” observed Minister of Education Jean-François Roberge.
“Finally a little more normality for our young people and our teenagers, who had it hard during the pandemic”, he rejoiced.
To CEGEP and university students who would like to be able to benefit from the same relaxation: their turn will come, suggested the Minister of Higher Education Danielle McCann.
“We start with secondary and primary schools. […] I think we can really hope for some relief eventually, but we don’t know when,” she said.
Like his colleague in Education, Mr. Dubé wanted to be reassured about the consequences that this reduction could have. “The context is completely different from last year”, underlined the Minister of Health, relying on the high number of people vaccinated and the breathlessness of the fifth wave.
Mr. Dubé still expects “a small increase” in the number of cases. “Could there be additional hospitalizations? Maybe,” he admitted. But the health network now has enough “room to maneuver” to “deal with bad weather”, according to him.
Marc-Andre Gagnon
Health Minister Christian Dubé has returned to brief press scrums in the hallways, instead of the update on the pandemic that he has been doing every week since the return from the Holidays.
what they said
“The evolution of the epidemiological situation in Quebec allows us to make this flexibility. A lot of efforts have been made by our young people in the last few months.”
– François Legault, Premier of Quebec
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“I dare to hope that Public Health is perfectly comfortable with the decisions that support the fact that we stop wearing the mask. […] What shocks me deeply in this whole story is that we are still in a health emergency in Quebec.
– Dominique Anglade, Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
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“If it is an announcement that is guided by science, if it is approved by Public Health, I think that it will still be welcomed with relief by many families, by many young people. But I expect it to be justified by public health arguments. I can’t wait to hear them.”
– Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, parliamentary leader of Québec solidaire
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“[Le gouvernement] has a moral duty to put an end to governance by decree because it is completely unjustified in the context where we remove sanitary measures, where we allow all normal activities.
– Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Québécois
Photo QMI Agency, Andréanne Lemire
Reference-www.tvanouvelles.ca