Regions in Quebec Back Under Strict COVID-19 Restrictions

Regions in Quebec Back Under Strict COVID-19 Restrictions
Quebec Premier Francois Legault, centre, speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec City, Canada, on March 31, 2021. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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Quebec Premier François Legault announced special measures on Wednesday that will put four regions back under strict COVID-19 restrictions, while three other cities will have what amounts to a lockdown order.

Legault said during a Wednesday press conference that the four regions—Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais, Chaudière-Appalaches, and Bas-Saint-Laurent—will move up to level-4 maximum alert (red zones), under Quebec’s color-coded alert system, beginning Thursday at 8 p.m.