[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Roberge said the province’s emergency protocol will be enacted, which means the school will soon move to online learning during the duration of the closure.“Despite this worrying situation that we are monitoring closely, I want to reassure the students, their parents, and the staff: our schools remain safe places,” he wrote on Twitter.“However, we must redouble our vigilance to slow the progression of the virus.”The announcement came shortly after the province announced the alert level for Quebec City had been raised to orange amid a growing number of cases.