Quebec Liberal leader calls for massive coronavirus testing strategy as schools re-open As of Jan. 29, Quebec had conducted 18,473 rapid tests — lower than the average daily number of laboratory tests conducted across the province.The government has faced criticism from opposition parties who have said they don’t understand why the province waited months to start using the technology.At the briefing — which was open to members of the opposition — Marie-Eve Bédard, an assistant deputy minister in the Health Department, defended the province’s decision to move cautiously.
She said the province’s expert committee, which submitted its report on rapid tests Jan. 11, was trying to determine the best way to use the tests.Bédard said Quebec has.