© Provided by The Canadian PressMONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced tough new restrictions Monday in an effort to stem the rapid growth of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the province, and he warned further measures may come soon. The new measures came hours after previously announced restrictions took effect that included reducing capacity by half in bars, restaurants, retail stores, places of worship and entertainment venues. Asked if the province should have announced additional restrictions last week, Dubé said the situation is changing rapidly. The province analyzed more than 45,000 tests on Sunday, with 10.1 per cent of them coming back positive for COVID-19. Earlier in the day, Quebec began distributing rapid COVID-19 tests to the general public.

Source: CBC News December 20, 2021 15:34 UTC