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In brief: A selection of today’s reports on montrealgazette.com
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As of Monday, there are 137 confirmed and 1,134 presumed variant cases of COVID-19 in Quebec. Most of the confirmed cases (85) are in Montreal, and all but one of them are the B.1.1.7 variant from the United Kingdom first detected in the province at the end of December. There’s one more variant case in Montreal currently listed as “other.” Katelyn Thomas reports on this and more in today’s live blog covering pandemic developments. Read it here.
In Montreal news
Long lineups at some centres
Long lineups and a shortage of wheelchairs made the first day of mass vaccinations in Quebec an ordeal for some of the elderly seniors who got their COVID-19 jabs Monday. Read the full report.
Minimum age dropped to 70 in some regions
The Clic-Santé website dropped the minimum age to 70 for vaccine appointments in Montreal and Laval on Monday morning, while other regions, including Montérégie, Laurentides and Lanaudière, are still at 85+. Read the full report.
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Not criminally responsible
A 28-year-old man charged with trying to set fire to a Montreal synagogue has been found not criminally responsible. Read the full report.
In Quebec news
Curfew time unchanged for travellers
Quebecers from COVID-19 red zones who are spending spring break in orange zones remain obliged to respect their home zone curfew rules, the Quebec Association of Chiefs of Police announced on Monday. Read the full report.
Cancer patients need higher priority: group
Martin Champagne, the president of the Quebec association of hematologists and oncologists (AMHOQ), wrote to the director of the province’s COVID-19 immunization program last week to demand higher priority be given to cancer patients, regardless of age, and their caregivers. Read the full report.
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Changes to priority list in the works
Quebec’s immunization committee is considering a recommendation to raise the priority for younger people with certain health conditions to get the COVID-19 vaccine as it updates its advisory on priority groups, the committee chairperson says. Read the full report.
Mild spring in the forecast
Quebecers can expect to experience one of the mildest springs in recent memory this year, according to the MétéoMédia long-range forecast, which notes that contrary to previous years, cold weather systems will not be lingering in eastern Canada in the weeks to come. Read the full report.
In Local Business news
CAE makes largest acquisition in its history
Montreal’s CAE Inc. struck the largest deal in its 74-year history with the US$1.05-billion agreement to buy L3Harris Technologies’ profitable military training business. Read the full report.
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