Quebec has announced a new, colour-coded regional alert system aimed at keeping the public informed about the state of COVID-19 in the province. A region's alert level will be based upon three criteria: the epidemiological situation, the rate of transmission and the capacity of the region's health-care system. The Quebec government released a new colour-coded alert system on Tuesday, based on three criteria: the epidemiological situation, the rate of transmission and the capacity of the health-care system. He said Dr. Mylène Drouin, the director of Montreal's public health agency, will work with public health teams around the city to implement that approach. 1:02New cases risingThe new system comes as the province has seen an increase in the number of daily confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2020 15:34 UTC