Health Minister Christian Dubé occasionally offers cues at his media appearances that he is about to say something profound, or at least important. Dubé was talking about variant coronavirus strains, which are gaining ground despite the province's best efforts to keep a lid on them. Vaccines, Dubé said, are Quebec's "weapons of mass reduction" when it comes to the coronavirus, variant or not. Dozens of suspected variant cases are currently being investigated in multiple regions. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said Tuesday he is scared' by the coronavirus variants that are proliferating in the province and urged people to continue observing public health measures until vaccination catches up.

Source: CBC News March 02, 2021 23:34 UTC