A recurring fear looms over newly reopened bars and restaurants, lurking over crowded aisles, clinking glasses and face-to-face banter enlivened by alcohol. Ontario reopened bars and restaurants in much of the province Friday as it moves into Stage 3 . In Montreal, even after its latest spike, the positivity rate inched upward, from a low under one per cent to three per cent this week . Quebec overall has a positivity rate of 1.4 per cent; British Columbia and Ontario both sit at about 0.8 per cent positivity; and Alberta hovers around 1.7 per cent . More than 3.3 million Canadians have been tested for coronavirus since the pandemic began, with a positivity rate of about three per cent .

Source: CBC News July 18, 2020 07:52 UTC