François Legault is scheduled to unveil a new set of stricter COVID-19 restrictions this evening.
Quebec is currently under a partial lockdown, initiated on Christmas Day, which includes the closure of schools and all non-essential businesses until at least January 11.
According to La Presse, amid an uptick of cases, deaths, and hospitalizations, Legault is expected to impose a curfew to help contain the surging transmission of COVID-19.
Legault will be joined by Christian Dubé, the Minister of Health and Social Services, and Dr. Horacio Arruda, Quebec’s director of National Public Health, at 5 pm through the premier’s Facebook page.
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According to Montreal’s French-language La Presse, the government is expected to announce a full lockdown like the province experienced in March and is weighing implementing a curfew.
Citing members from the premier’s office, the French publication says the situation is “out of control” in Quebec and that a curfew is needed to help limit the transmission of the disease.
La Presse says the curfew would be in effect for “8 or 9 pm until the following morning.”
A curfew would be the first of its kind in Canada since the start of the pandemic.
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