Montreal: Quebec will return steps at the bar, restaurant and shop to slow down the spread of Omicron Covid-19 variants, the provincial province of Francois Legault said Thursday.
Citing the “critical” situation, he also asked the provincial population to limit private meetings during the maximum vacation of 10 people.
After a winter holiday, middle school and the university will turn to virtual learning for at least one week.
And from Monday, shops, bars, restaurants, theaters, places of worship and sports venues must reduce the crowd of up to 50 percent capacity.
Sports competition in the province will be postponed.
The dance club and karaoke bar must be closed, just a few weeks after they reopened.
At least 3,700 new cases were recorded on Thursday, exceeding the previous Daily Caseload record in January, the authorities said.
“I thought no one, a few weeks ago, would say that we would have 3,700 cases today,” said Legault, who was recently said on Tuesday it would be possible for groups consisting of 20 people to gather For Christmas holidays.
Quebec vaccination campaign will be accelerated, reducing intervals between the second dose and booster from six months to three.
But Booster is still not available for all age groups, as announced Wednesday in neighboring Ontario, the most populous province in Canada.
The outbreaks that have been linked with new variants have spread globally, and more European countries apply restrictions on travel.
Health ministers from G7 on Thursday called on international cooperation in the face of omicron tensions, which they call “the biggest threat today for the health of global public.”