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Quebecers with COVID-19 exposure who stay symptomless will no longer need to isolate
Daniel J. Rowe
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
Updated March 10, 2022 11:39 a.m. EST
Published March 10, 2022 9:48 a.m. EST
As of Saturday, Quebecers who have made contact with a COVID-19 positive person but do not have symptoms will no longer be required to isolate for five days, but they are encouraged to wear a mask and avoid outings without a mask, public health officials say.
The announcement was made Thursday by interim director of public health Luc Boileau at a news conference with senior medical strategic counsellor at the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) Marie-France Raynault.
"We also recommend that they avoid visiting their grandparents or who are sick recovering from cancer for 10 days," said Raynault. "We recommend that they don't go to restaurants or bars."
Boileau said the government was not ready to lift all mask mandates, but that it could happen around the end of March.
Quebec will continue easing measures as the COVID-19 pandemic situation is improving, and more restrictions will be lifted on Saturday.
Boileau said hospitalization and ICU numbers are improving, cautioning though, that the pandemic is not over and that Omicron and its sub-variant BA.2 should be taken seriously.
The BA.2 variant, Boileau said, is not more virulent than Omicron, but it may be 40 per cent more contagious.
The update came as COVID-19 numbers in the province continue to drop.
As of Thursday, Quebec reported 13,340 active cases, 1,162 hospitalizations and 69 intensive care unit patients.
Boileau said about half of the COVID-19 hospitalizations are actually patients admitted to a centre for other reasons and the virus was detected at a screening.
With 15 additional deaths due to the novel coronavirus added on Wednesday, the total number of deaths reported since the start of the pandemic is now 14,141. Boileau said that Quebec's numbers are higher because the province adds any patient who is positive for COVID-19 and dies on the list, and not only those who die due to the disease itself. He said the ministry believes about 30 per cent of people died while positive for the virus, but not because of it...
Daniel J. Rowe
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
Updated March 10, 2022 11:39 a.m. EST
Published March 10, 2022 9:48 a.m. EST
As of Saturday, Quebecers who have made contact with a COVID-19 positive person but do not have symptoms will no longer be required to isolate for five days, but they are encouraged to wear a mask and avoid outings without a mask, public health officials say.
The announcement was made Thursday by interim director of public health Luc Boileau at a news conference with senior medical strategic counsellor at the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) Marie-France Raynault.
"We also recommend that they avoid visiting their grandparents or who are sick recovering from cancer for 10 days," said Raynault. "We recommend that they don't go to restaurants or bars."
Boileau said the government was not ready to lift all mask mandates, but that it could happen around the end of March.
Quebec will continue easing measures as the COVID-19 pandemic situation is improving, and more restrictions will be lifted on Saturday.
Boileau said hospitalization and ICU numbers are improving, cautioning though, that the pandemic is not over and that Omicron and its sub-variant BA.2 should be taken seriously.
The BA.2 variant, Boileau said, is not more virulent than Omicron, but it may be 40 per cent more contagious.
The update came as COVID-19 numbers in the province continue to drop.
As of Thursday, Quebec reported 13,340 active cases, 1,162 hospitalizations and 69 intensive care unit patients.
Boileau said about half of the COVID-19 hospitalizations are actually patients admitted to a centre for other reasons and the virus was detected at a screening.
With 15 additional deaths due to the novel coronavirus added on Wednesday, the total number of deaths reported since the start of the pandemic is now 14,141. Boileau said that Quebec's numbers are higher because the province adds any patient who is positive for COVID-19 and dies on the list, and not only those who die due to the disease itself. He said the ministry believes about 30 per cent of people died while positive for the virus, but not because of it...
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