COVID-19: Quebec announces staggered reopening plan through to mid-March Nearly one million infections have occurred since Dec.
31, Boileau said.The government on Tuesday presented a road map to gradually lifting restrictions over the coming weeks, with most expected to be gone by March 14 — except mask mandates and the vaccine passport system.
Boileau said Wednesday he is confident the reopening will go smoothly.While provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan have stopped requiring residents to show proof of vaccination, Boileau said the passport system will remain in Quebec until at least mid-March.
The decision to stop using vaccine passports will be linked to the COVID-19 situation in the province, he said.“It is expected to be well controlled by March 14,” he said about the fifth wave.“We’ll see then if it’s still a lever that has all the efficacy it has had in the last few months,” Boileau said of the passports. “Mostly it’ll be related to the epidemiological situation and the progression of this wave.” Quebec registers 31 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall again Meanwhile, Quebec reported 31 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus on Wednesday and a 32-patient drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations.