China News Service, Toronto, December 31 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) Canada will bid farewell to 2021 amid the straight rebound of the new crown epidemic.
Many provinces have had to further tighten the epidemic prevention measures at the end of the year and the new semester of the school is approaching.
Quebec will re-impose the curfew on the last day of 2021.
This means that starting from New Year's Eve, people are not allowed to go out without necessary reasons, otherwise they may be fined 1,000 to 6,000 Canadian dollars.
The province took the lead in implementing a curfew in Canada in early January this year, and it lasted until mid-June.
Quebec Province reported a record 14188 new cases on the 30th.
The province will also postpone the resumption of classroom teaching in schools, suspend catering services in restaurants, and indoor gatherings and sports activities. Most businesses are not allowed to operate on Sundays.
Because of the shortage of medical staff, Quebec has recently announced that it will allow some medical staff who have tested positive for the virus to continue working.
Ontario announced that the quarantine period for people who have been fully vaccinated has been shortened from 10 days to 5 days.
At the same time, people who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms can no longer enjoy free nucleic acid testing in principle.
The province admitted that the current testing capacity is insufficient.
In addition, the school’s return to school for the new semester, originally scheduled for January 3, will be postponed for two days to allow time to implement further epidemic prevention measures.
The province reported 13,807 new cases on the 30th, setting a new peak record again.
The positive test rate has exceeded 30%.
More than nine of the current new cases have become infected with the Omi Keron variant.
Alberta, where the number of daily cases has reached a record-breaking 4,000 cases, has decided to postpone the start of kindergarten to middle school by one week.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appealed to the public on the evening of the 30th through online social platforms that no matter what method you choose to welcome the New Year, please ensure that you abide by the local public epidemic prevention requirements.
The application for "employee lockdown subsidies" launched by the Canadian federal government started on December 30.
Eligible workers who lose at least 50% of their income due to local epidemic prevention measures can apply for a weekly subsidy of 300 Canadian dollars.
On the 30th, 39840 new cases were reported across Canada.
The cumulative number of cases has reached 2.142 million, 30,280 deaths, and nearly 234,000 active cases.
The current test positive rate is close to 20%.
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