[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Zhang, who supports the province’s vaccine strategy, says “vaccination is part of the package” that has led to the decline in the number of new cases in long-term care.“What we’re seeing is a combination of several things in synergy and really working together to decrease the cases and mortality,” she said in an interview Tuesday.
The lockdown and curfew, she added, have also contributed to the decline in the overall number of active infections in Quebec.Long-term care centres have also improved infection control and prevention measures since the first wave, Zhang said.Dr.