With the number of daily COVID-19 cases seemingly spiralling out of control during the province's holiday shutdown, the Quebec government is now considering imposing even harsher restrictions. The province is also mulling over the idea of imposing a curfew, a recommendation made by Quebec Public Health, according to Radio-Canada. "We have to recognize that governments don't have tools other than confinement," said André-Pierre Contandriopoulos, a professor emeritus at Université de Montréal's school of public health, during an interview with Radio-Canada. She says the province could have done a better job of containing the spread by imposing stricter public health rules in schools last fall. 4:56Impact on manufacturing sectorQuebec's public health research institute issues weekly reports on outbreaks in workplace settings.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2021 16:31 UTC