Quebec is sending teams of prevention agents to offices, retail stores and other worksites to inform employers and workers on health measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The measure, which was announced on Monday by the province’s labour ministry, comes as confinement rules designed to contain COVID-19 are loosened and thousands of people head back to work.
The government is redeploying 1,000 workers from other departments — including the Health and Social Services Ministry and the City of Montreal — to visit workplaces. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The teams will be deployed across the province, including hard-hit Montreal.