region Chaudière-Appalaches: Latest News

COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on hospital staffing levels.The health authorities in Montreal and the surrounding Monteregie and Laval areas have all posted messages on their social media accounts asking people to consult a pharmacist or call the province’s 811 health hotline for minor health problems instead of heading to a hospital.Quebec’s health minister has said hospitals are grappling with the dual challenges of COVID-19 and influenza at a time when some 13,000 health workers are off the job for reasons related to the virus.On Friday, the Outaouais health authority in Western Quebec announced it was suspending hospital visits until further notice, while the Abitibi-Temiscamingue and Chaudiere-Appalaches regions have recently announced early closures or service reduction at one or more of their facilities.Meanwhile, health authorities in several regions have posted messages urging people to be careful during Easter gatherings, especially if they will be around vulnerable people.They’re asking people to keep gatherings small, open windows for ventilation and to stay home if they feel they have symptoms of COVID-19 such as fatigue or a scratchy throat.

Quebec Premier François Legault said Tuesday that all of Quebec would move into the yellow zone in the province’s COVID-19 reopening plan on Monday, June 14.

COVID-19.Authorities said Friday that 48 passengers may have been exposed to the virus during the trip.In a news release, the regional health authority — CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches — said the buses, chartered by Beauce organizers, departed from Lévis’ Saint-Nicolas neighbourhood.

COVID-19, as the pandemic disrupted Easter celebrations for a secondCanadians need to be careful since the more contagious variants of concern “could be anywhere,” Dr. Theresa Tam wrote on Twitter.“Let’s all be careful (and) cautious and keep up our guard,” she wrote.

COVID-19 cases confirmed or believed to be linked to contagious variants in the province soared past the 10,000 mark.The government said in a news release that non-essential businesses will close and the evening curfew will be moved to 8 p.m. from 9:30 as of Monday evening in several parts of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, including Beauce-Sartigan, Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Nouvelle-Beauce and Robert-Cliche.Schools will close for in-person learning, while theatres and museums must also shutter as of Monday at 8 p.m.

coronavirus Monday, bringing the province’s total to 68,128.The jump comes as the province has moved to tighten controls in the Montreal, Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches regions to limit the spread of COVID-19.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Three additional deaths were recorded Monday, but they stem from earlier in the month. The death toll stands at 5,804 after health authorities found a previous fatality was mistakenly attributed to the virus.Hospitalizations also surged by 10 from the previous day to 148.

Quebec minister of health and social service Christian Dube on Sunday announced new COVID-19 measures within the province after it recorded a second straight day with over 400 new cases.