The interim national director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau, will provide an update on the evolution of the current COVID-19 situation in Quebec at 1 p.m.
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He must be accompanied by the senior strategic medical advisor of the General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS), Dr. Marie-France Raynault, and the pediatrician, microbiologist-infectiologist at the CHU Sainte-Justine , Full Professor at the University of Montreal and President of the CIQ, Dr. Caroline Quach.
Yesterday, the balance sheet of Quebec reported 35 deaths and a decrease in hospitalizations. The province currently has 1,901 people hospitalized due to the virus.
On Saturday, Quebecers will be able to drop the wearing of masks in public places.