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Quebec shuts down schools, bars, gyms and more as COVID-19 case counts soar | CBC News
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said in the face of the Omicron variant, which appears to be doubling its spread every few days, the government had to take action to prevent the provincial health-care system from becoming overwhelmed.
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Quebec shuts down schools, bars, gyms and more as COVID-19 case counts soar
Quebec reported a record 4,571 new cases in 24 hours Monday, with hospitalizations rising by 21
Quebec is closing schools, bars, gyms and movie theatres as public health officials race to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said in the face of the variant, which appears to be doubling its spread every couple days, the government had to take action to prevent the health-care system from being overwhelmed.
"The epidemiological situation is critical. The community spread is astounding," said Dubé during the Monday news conference, appearing from home alongside public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda and Daniel Paré, who is in charge of Quebec's vaccination campaign.
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hospitalization: the act of taking someone to hospital and keeping them there for treatment
epidemiological: relating to epidemiology ( the scientific study of diseases and how they are found, spread, and controlled in groups of people)
astounding : very surprising or shocking