COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know on Thursday
Masks are now mandatory in Côte Saint-Luc's indoor public spaces
- Quebec has 55,593 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5,541 people have died, an increase of 69 cases and 14 deaths. The government says six of those newly reported deaths took place before June 24.
- There are 411 people in hospital, including 32 in intensive care. Here's a guide to the numbers.
- Places of worship have reopened in the province with new regulations.
- CBC Montreal is collecting stories from Quebecers who have recovered from COVID-19. If you would like to share your experience, please get in touch here.
- Having trouble keeping track of what has reopened? Consult our list.
Quebecers experience moving day in pandemic
Wonder what moving in the middle of a pandemic might be like?
Mehmet Altun, a student at the École de technologie supérieure, moved his belongings on Quebec's moving day using public transit.
Captured by Radio-Canada photojournalist Ivanoh Demers, Altun moved one of the the last of his things — his mattress — on the 51 bus, which travels through Outremont and Côte-des-Neiges.
The City of Montreal says about 70,000 people on average move every year on July 1. It hasn't released numbers for yesterday yet, but says it received more calls than usual about moving to its 311 help line leading up to the date.
Masks are now mandatory in Côte Saint-Luc's indoor public spaces
A bylaw adopted in early June came into effect on July 1, with the goal of preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the suburb. Anyone not wearing a mask in indoor public places will face fines between $100 and $500.
Mayor Mitchell Brownstein says more and more businesses have been enforcing the rules.
"We all have to work together. The most important person is the individual, who has to take responsibility and not think that this whole thing is over," he said.
Earlier this week, Quebec announced masks will be mandatory on public transit as of July 13.
$5 million for tech industry
As the province continues to heal the economic wounds brought on by the pandemic, the Quebec government has announced $5 million in funding for 42 Québec, a free computer programming school.
Jean Boulet, the provincial labour minister, made the announcement in Quebec City Thursday.
42 Québec is a non-profit based on a program that started in Paris. It aims to take a different approach to information technology training and puts a special emphasis on attracting underrepresented demographics to the industry.
