From January 2020 to 2021
1er September 2021
The vaccine passport is introduced in Quebec. To access certain non-essential businesses, restaurants, closed public places, Quebecers must now prove that they are fully vaccinated.
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, PRESS ARCHIVES
Merchants must now check that their customers are adequately vaccinated.
December 21, 2021
The Omicron variant is becoming dominant in Quebec, announces the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ).
January 17, 2022
The third week of January 2022 becomes the deadliest week in Canada, with 27% more deaths than expected, according to Statistics Canada* data on excess mortality in the country. Indeed, from January 2022 to February 2022, 8286 more deaths than anticipated are recorded.
PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
The mask will remain mandatory on public transport in the province until June 18, 2022.
March 14, 2022
The Quebec government is lifting the majority of health measures in the province. Wearing a mask will remain mandatory in most indoor places until May 14.
April 30, 2022
Quebec passes the milestone of 15,000 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the province. On May 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the global death toll at 13 to 17 million pandemic-related deaths by the end of 2021. This announcement is controversial, as the number is higher than officially registered deaths.
July 14, 2022
A first messenger RNA vaccine against COVID-19 is authorized by Health Canada for children aged 6 months to 5 years. A month later, less than 10,000 doses have been administered in the province. As of March 9, 2023, 3% of children aged 0 to 4 had received their vaccines in Quebec.
PHOTO THOMAS PETER, REUTERS ARCHIVES
Protesters brandish white leaves – which have become the symbol of opponents of health restrictions while alluding to the censorship imposed by the authorities – during a demonstration in Beijing on November 27.
December 7, 2022
China is abruptly ending its zero COVID policy following historic protests in several parts of the country.
December 14, 2022
The WHO hopes the pandemic will no longer be a global public health emergency in 2023.
January 8, 2023
China is lifting its mandatory quarantine period for travelers from overseas after three years of isolation amid the rapid spread of COVID-19 due to the end of strict health measures. Several Western countries impose restrictions on Chinese travelers.
PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
In Quebec, the pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 18,000 people.
March 9, 2023
A total of 18,051 people have died in connection with the pandemic in Quebec, according to INSPQ data. This number is 6,866,434 worldwide, says the WHO.