COVID-19: Quebec reopens stores on Sundays, Ontario logs fewer hospitalizations

MONTREAL - Canada’s two most populous provinces are reporting declines in COVID-19-related hospitalizations at the moment as one among them prepares to carry a ban on Sunday purchasing meant to curb the virus’s unfold.

Each Ontario and Quebec are reporting a drop within the variety of sufferers in hospital attributable to COVID-19, with decreases of 229 and 12 sufferers respectively, however nonetheless have greater than 7,000 hospitalizations between them as of at the moment.

The numbers come as most Quebec shops reopen their doorways on Sundays following a three-week ban imposed by the federal government in a bid to restrict hospitalizations.

Quebec can also be set to broaden its vaccination passport program as of Monday, making it necessary to point out proof of immunization so as to enter quite a few retail settings.

They embrace big-box and grocery shops with areas of 1,500 sq. metres or extra.

Canada’s Chief Public Well being Officer Dr. Theresa Tam issued a tweet at the moment saying vaccines and virus therapies are holding Canadians higher protected in opposition to the continuing pandemic at the same time as she predicted tougher weeks forward.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 23, 2022.