COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Tuesday
CBC
Note: Quebec's Health Ministry does not publish the number of vaccine doses administered over the weekend.
Health Minister Christian Dubé says paramedics will soon be given the power to provide urgent and primary care inside hospitals, long term care homes and clinics, as part of the ongoing effort to ease staffing shortages in the province's health care system.
Dubé says Quebec will start with a pilot project of about 20 paramedics in the Montérégie region. Those first responders will be trained in the coming days and, if things go well, the plan could be expanded to all of Quebec's 6000 paramedics.
Stéphane Smith, a spokesperson for Urgences Santé, expressed concern about the new approach, saying paramedics have regularly been working mandatory overtime and certain regions can't afford to spare any staff.
Stricter masking rules are in effect in schools in some regions of Quebec. There, masks are now mandatory during gym classes, if physical distancing cannot be maintained.
Preschool students also need to wear masks while sitting on buses with students from other grades.
The province says young students remain vulnerable to outbreaks originating in schools until the vaccine is approved for children under 12.
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