coronavirus cases and outbreaks continues to climb in Quebec, the province’s health minister is expected to provide an update on the evolution of the pandemic Friday afternoon.Christian Dubé will speak at the national assembly at 1:30 p.m.
alongside Dr. Horacio Arruda, the director of Quebec public health.The address comes one day after Dubé issued a plea to Quebecers to avoid all social gatherings amid a second wave of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Authorities say the uptick of new infections has been driven by community transmission stemming from private events such as dinners.