Omicron subvariant BA.2 more transmissible but not more virulent: Quebec report He says masking will remain mandatory on public transportation and in health-care facilities.Quebec will be the last province in Canada to lift its masking requirement.
COVID-19: Quebec prolongs mask mandate to middle of May now Prince Edward Island, the only other province with a mask mandate for public areas, plans to lift the health order effective Friday.Quebec is reporting 30 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus Wednesday and a 19-patient drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations, for a total of 2,176 patients in hospital with the disease..