COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Monday
CBC
The new cases are those reported to the Quebec government only. They are believed to be an underrepresentation of the virus's spread, given the limited availability of PCR tests and use of home testing kits.
Restaurants across the province will be able to welcome customers back to their dining rooms as of Monday.
Restaurants were ordered to shut down last month, as part of sweeping restrictions aiming to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Currently, restaurants will only be allowed to operate at half-capacity, with a maximum of four people from up to two residences sitting together. Dining rooms will have to close no later than midnight, with last call for alcohol at 11 p.m.
While some restaurant owners are eager to get back to in-person dining, others say the government should have given them more notice before announcing the reopening.
Graziella Battista, the owner of the Graziella restaurant, in Old Montreal, said they won't be reopening until Feb. 10.
"Reopening very quickly is quite a challenge for us," she said. "We have to restock, and getting certain produce is not as quickly available."
Some restaurant workers are also feeling hesitant. Kaitlin Doucette, the founder of the Montreal Restaurant Workers Relief Fund, said there's a lot of mixed feelings about potentially going back on the job.
"So there is gratitude to back at work, but that's tempered with still a lot of fear [of COVID-19]," she said.
Many restaurant workers have chosen to leave the industry entirely, and search for work elsewhere.
Extracurricular sports will also return in elementary schools, high schools, CEGEPs and universities on Monday. Participants over the age of 13 will have to show their vaccine passport.
Organized sports outside of school will be allowed only for those under the age of 18. A maximum of 25 participants will be allowed. While practices will be permitted, competitive matches are still on hold.
Cinemas, theatres and places of worship will be allowed to open in a week, on Feb. 7.
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