Two parties held at the end of June in Montérégie resulted in 80 cases of COVID-19 | Coronavirus

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parties, and then there were in the bar by people who had been contaminated in the party and may not have had symptoms, or may have had symptoms that weren’t too strong [et] who went to the bar “,” text “:” So that means that there was transmission in the parties, and then there was in the bar by people who had been contaminated in the party and may have had no symptoms, or had symptoms that weren’t too strong [et] who went to the bar “}}” lang = “fr”>So that means that there was transmission in the parties, and then there were in the bar by people who had been contaminated in the party and may not have had symptoms, or may have had symptoms that weren’t too strong [et] who went to the bar, he continued.

Specifying that he born [cherchait] to accuse anyone, Dr. Arruda invited participants to these festivals to collaborate with public health in order to limit the spread of the virus.

Towards a tightening of health measures

This type of rally increasingly worries the authorities, who announced Thursday that bars should now stop serving alcohol after midnight.

Wearing a face cover has also become compulsory in several places, as in public transport, and Québec does not rule out imposing the mask in all interior public spaces.

An announcement may even be made next week, according to what Dr Arruda suggested on Friday.

Seeing what is going on, there is a good chance, there is a very good chance that we will have to go a little further.

Dr. Arruda did not want to make an announcement without the people concerned being able to make the final decision. More as far as the government position is concerned, we are currently in very large discussions, he admitted. At some point, you need what you need, so … decode.

Present alongside him, Outaouais director of public health, Brigitte Pinard, said that she was awaiting Quebec’s directives concerning the face cover, which is already mandatory in closed public places in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.

Also in Quebec, some municipalities, such as Montréal and Côte-Saint-Luc, have already opted for the compulsory wearing of a mask in all interior public spaces.

To this list were added Friday Ormstown and the neighboring town of Saint-Chrysostome, where one of the problematic parties was held last month in Montérégie.

Its mayor, Gilles Dagenais, invites the government and the other municipalities to imitate him as quickly as possible. It should have been in place a very long time ago, he believes.

A COVID-19 mobile screening clinic was also set up this week in Mercier, another city in the region. Several businesses there closed after members of their staff were found positive.

This rapid multiplication of COVID-19 cases in the region prompted the Direction de la santé publique de la Montérégie, on Sunday, to launch an appeal to all those who frequented the Mile Public House bar in Brossard, on June 30, so that they get tested.