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Quebec health minister to provide update amid upward trend of COVID-19 cases
coronavirus cases, the province’s health minister is expected to address the situation Friday.Christian Dubé will be in Montreal alongside Dr. Richard Massé, an advisor with Quebec public health, to provide an update on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The news conference comes one day after Premier François Legault expressed concerns about a jump in cases.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]While there are no plans to tighten the province’s restrictions, Legault said he could not rule that out if the number of new infections continues to grow.“Over the past two weeks we’ve seen an increase in confirmed cases,” he said.