Quebec to implement COVID-19 vaccine passport as cases rise
The Quebec government will implement a COVID-19 passport amid an uptick in provincial cases.
On Thursday, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Premier François Legault would “go ahead with a vaccine passport in Quebec.”
In a French tweet, Dubé said more information would be announced “in the coming days.”
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On Wednesday, Legault, Dubé, and public leaders said Quebec’s rising COVID-19 case count is “worrying.”
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La hausse du nombre de nouveaux cas est préoccupante. On peut parler du début d’une 4e vague. @francoislegault l’a dit : avec l’augmentation des cas, nous allons aller de l’avant avec un passeport vaccinal au Québec. Nous annoncerons les modalités dans les prochains jours. https://t.co/vA6UXFWp3e— Christian Dubé (@cdube_sante) August 5, 2021
In July, Dubé said the province’s vaccination passport would “not be used for access to services. Only for non-essential things.”
Earlier in July, the Quebec government reduced physical distancing guidelines to one metre, down from the oft-mentioned two-metre guideline that had been in place since March 2020.
Retail stores across the province no longer need to enforce a maximum customer capacity.
As of August 1, bars and restaurants in Quebec can serve alcohol until 1 am, an hour later than the previous set of COVID-19 protocols.
On Thursday, Quebec added over 300 new COVID-19 cases, the province’s highest daily increase since May.
Over 11 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered since December 2020 in Quebec.
Dubé says Quebec’s recent increase in cases means we can “start talking about a fourth wave.”
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