After droves of maskless demonstrators marched through Montreal's east end to protest Quebec's public health restrictions on May 1, medical officials say those who bused to the event should get tested for COVID-19. The health agency for the Chaudière-Appalaches region, just south of Quebec City, says there were about five infected passengers among the 48 who rode two chartered buses to the Olympic Stadium. Geneviève Dion, a spokesperson for the Chaudière-Appalaches health agency, said epidemiological investigators have had trouble obtaining information about people's movements and contacts to alert those who may have been exposed to the virus. Several buses full of protesters arrived in Montreal on May 1 as people gathered to protest Quebec's public health measures. The protest forced Quebec public health to close the Olympic Stadium vaccination site and move afternoon appointments to another clinic.

Source: CBC News May 07, 2021 22:21 UTC