Quebec public health and local authorities are expected to address the novel coronavirus testing plan for the hard-hit Greater Montreal area on Friday afternoon.
Dr. Horacio Arruda, director of the province’s public health, and Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will be in Montreal North, a hot spot for COVID-19 cases and outbreaks. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The city has converted some of its public transit buses into mobile testing clinics and boosted awareness measures to stem the tide of the virus in Montreal’s north end.
Montreal, which remains the epicentre of the virus in the province, has more than 17,000 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday. The Quebec government has also pushed back its