COVID-19 will only be required to participate in extracurricular activities such as sports.The announcement came one day after Quebec Premier François Legault told reporters the province will be introducing a vaccine passport system to access non-essential services such as bars and gyms.“I was very surprised to see the new Quebec provincial guidelines calling for greater efforts to reduce (COVID-19) transmission risk in bars and restaurants than in institutes of higher education where young adults will be gathering in large numbers as the semester starts,” Nicole Basta, who teaches in McGill University’s department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health, said in an email to The Canadian Press Monday.Canada welcomes back.