Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault announced in the early afternoon of Sunday, March 15, that Quebec now has 18 new cases of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 39. This means that further restrictions are necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not surprised (the number of cases is up). We expected it. This confirms the importance of putting all chances on our side to slow this transmission,\u201d Legault said.<\/p>\n
Closure of gathering venues:<\/strong> Specifically, bars, cinemas, gyms, theatres, spas, saunas, libraries, ski resorts, amusement centres, sugar shacks, and buffets. In the case of restaurants, Quebec asks owners to limit the number of customers to 50% of their capacity. Customers must be at least one metre apart.<\/p>\n The Premier is counting on the good faith of entrepreneurs to respect the new guidelines.<\/p>\n Grocery stores and pharmacies remain open. Quebec is also not asking retail businesses, such as clothing stores, to close their doors.<\/p>\n Quebec recommends that Quebecers limit their outings to essentials. \u201cWe should only go out to work, buy bread, go to the pharmacy, get medical care, go for a walk or go to help people 70 years of age and older,\u201d he said, of those we asked to stay home.<\/p>\n \u201cI understand that I\u2019m asking a lot of Quebecers. We put a lot of restrictions on your normal life, but what we\u2019re doing is going to save lives. Quebecers are made strong, and together we are capable of winning the battle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault announced in the early afternoon of Sunday, March 15, that Quebec now has 18 new cases of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":56659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6299],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n