In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, the province has introduced a curfew between 20:00 and 05:00 on Saturdays. However, walking the dog near the residence is allowed. The couple was spotted around nine o’clock in the evening on Saturday shortly after the curfew came into force.
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The couple allegedly told the police that they followed the rules regarding walking pets. Isabelle Gendron of the local police told La Tribune that the couple did not cooperate with the police at all. Both were fined 1546 Canadian dollars (over 26 thousand crowns).
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Police in Quebec imposed about 750 fines for breaking the rules on the first weekend when the night curfew came into force. Since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the American Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Canada, coronavirus infection has been detected in more than 677 thousand people, and 17 thousand have died. The number of infected people has started to rise sharply recently.
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Quebec Prime Minister François Legault on Monday called on residents to comply with anti-epidemic measures. He noted that the situation in the largest city in the province of Montreal is “really critical” and hospitals are approaching the point where they will not be able to treat all patients.
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