Quebec City's main hospital network, called CHU de Quebec–Universite Laval, said Tuesday it will begin cancelling surgeries and appointments on Wednesday because of the rising number of COVID-19 patients.
Horacio Arruda, Quebec's public health director, told reporters Tuesday that while there is a risk of blood clots associated with every one in 100,000 doses administered, the vaccine is safe and the risk of similar health problems caused by COVID-19 is significantly higher. In late March, Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended that the AstraZeneca vaccine not be given to people under 55 because of concerns about reports of rare occurrences of blood clots in Europe.ĭr. It's the first case of blood clots associated with that vaccine reported in Quebec. Health Minister Christian Dube confirmed Tuesday that a woman in Quebec has experienced blood clots associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, adding that she is now doing well. curfew will also remain in effect in Montreal and its northern suburb of Laval, Legault said, adding that for the moment, schools and non-essential businesses in those two cities will remain open. With the variant, no region is immune."Īn 8 p.m. "The situation is fragile everywhere in Quebec. "The situation is serious and could continue to worsen," Legault told reporters in Quebec City. The restrictions, which had previously applied only in parts of Chaudiere-Appalaches and Outaouais, will be expanded to cover the entirety of those two regions starting Wednesday, the premier added. until at least April 25 in Quebec City the Chaudiere-Appalaches region, south of the provincial capital and in Outaouais, in western Quebec. Schools and non-essential businesses will remain closed and the nighttime curfew will be at 8 p.m. The COVID-19 lockdown order across three Quebec regions will be extended for an additional week, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday, adding that Quebecers shouldn't expect a return to normal before the end of June.