COVID-19: Montreal Reports Over 1, 562 Death
…Extends Opening of Schools, Businesses By Two Weeks
By OLABISI OLALEYE
The city of Montreal , Quebec, Canada has reported the death of over 1,562 people caused by the COViD-19 virus and 17,442 confirmed case of the virus as at yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.
Based on this recent development, Quebec government postponed the planned reopening of elementary schools, daycares and businesses to May 25.
According to the director of public health for Montreal, Dr. Mylène Drouin, the city was not seeing conditions favourable to start reopening stores.
On his part, Premier François Legault said the government has been looking at two factors as it decides whether to go ahead with reopening parts of the province: how fast the virus is spreading and the availability of hospital beds.
“We are seeing that the conditions to keep our initial reopening calendar in Montreal are not met, for the moment,” Legault said Thursday.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said protecting the population remains the priority, and Legault’s decision will give schools, businesses and city officials time to prepare for a safe reopening.
