Quebec reinstates daily COVID-19 data updates after public backlash - News Summed Up

Quebec reinstates daily COVID-19 data updates after public backlash


After hearing the public outcry, Quebec's new health minister, Christian Dubé, says the province will resume publishing COVID-19 data every day. "We are listening," said Dubé in a tweet Friday, two days after the province announced it would only be publishing data on a weekly basis. —@cdube_santeThe province's public health institute, INSPQ, had been publishing daily updates, including the number of cases and hospitalizations in Quebec, the number of tests conducted and how many people have died. Dr. Horacio Arruda, Quebec's public health director, said he and his team were taken aback by how strongly people reacted to the decision to stop releasing data on a daily basis. WATCH | Quebec public health director explains the data decision:Dr. Horacio Arruda, Quebec's public health director, said public health authorities were taken by surprise by how strongly people reacted to the decision to being releasing data weekly.


Source: CBC News June 26, 2020 19:00 UTC



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