Quebec Mandates Masks in High School, Closes Gyms & Bans Team Sports in Red Zones

Quebec Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge puts on his face mask after unveiling an updated back-to-school plan for the 2020-2021 school year at a news conference in Montreal, Canada on Aug. 10, 2020. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

The Quebec government has mandated high school students to wear masks in classrooms and school grounds, gyms to be closed, and team sports to be banned in the province’s “red zones” where COVID-19 infection rates are high.

Education minister Jean-Francois Roberge announced Oct. 5 that the new measures will come into effect on Oct. 8 and remain until at least Oct. 28.