Quebec’s economic development minister is expected to lay out the details of the plan to reopen shopping malls on Tuesday as the province continues to lift lockdown measures designed to contain the novel coronavirus.
As of June 1, shoppers will be able to head to centres across Quebec — except in the Greater Montreal area, which remains a hot spot for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The situation in Montreal is improving, but Premier François Legault said on Monday that “it’s still fragile.” “That’s why we are reopening gradually,” he said.